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> One obvious one is health care (which Americans pay much more for than Europeans, just not via their taxes). Interesting ignored fact: the US government spen
by pessimizer 4y ago
> One obvious one is health care (which Americans pay much more for than Europeans, just not via their taxes).
Interesting ignored fact: the US government spends as much per capita on health care as socialized systems. We also have to match that amount out of pocket, but that's because healthcare in the US costs twice as much, not because less tax money goes to it.
- hamstercat 4y agoIt's actually more than that. Last I checked the US government spends much more per capita on health care than any other country on earth. And by a large margin, not quite twice the 2nd country spending the most but almost.