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America is a much larger country with a much larger difference in outcome between different people. A person in South Carolina will have a different life from

America is a much larger country with a much larger difference in outcome between different people. A person in South Carolina will have a different life from someone in say Santa Barbara, California.

Gigachad 4y ago
The US life expectancy has taken a nose dive in the last couple of years which other countries have not experienced.
ceejayoz 4y ago
> America is a much larger country with a much larger difference in outcome between different people. Chart us against the entire OECD, then. The results are stark. https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low
- hparadiz 4y ago
  All I'm saying is pooling the entire United States into a single data point is fairly useless. We need to know which demographics are the ones bringing down the average the most in order to make moves that will improve this metric the most.
  - srge 4y ago
    It’s not useless because we are comparing countries. By breaking up a country you are basically changing the question to get a more favorable answer. Everybody gets that richer states get better LE.
  - ChatGTP 4y ago
    But you're governed by one federal government, so this point isn't so relevant. If America had a government and voting populace that actually cared about each other and weren't afraid to have universal free healthcare, we wouldn't see the problems that exist within the data? America is a pretty fake place.
    - hahaxdxd123 4y ago
      Shall we disallow comparisons between the USA and individual European countries as well since they're governed by the EU? West Virginia's problems are West Virginia's problems and have no effect on anyone living a perfectly wonderful life in California.
      - ceejayoz 4y ago
        California’s taxes pay for West Virginia problems. https://apnews.com/article/north-america-business-local-taxes-ap-top-news-politics-2f83c72de1bd440d92cdbc0d3b6bc08c https://apnews.com/article/north-america-business-local-taxe...

Gigachad 4y ago

The US life expectancy has taken a nose dive in the last couple of years which other countries have not experienced.

ceejayoz 4y ago

> America is a much larger country with a much larger difference in outcome between different people. Chart us against the entire OECD, then. The results are stark. https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low

hparadiz 4y ago
All I'm saying is pooling the entire United States into a single data point is fairly useless. We need to know which demographics are the ones bringing down the average the most in order to make moves that will improve this metric the most.
- srge 4y ago
  It’s not useless because we are comparing countries. By breaking up a country you are basically changing the question to get a more favorable answer. Everybody gets that richer states get better LE.
- ChatGTP 4y ago
  But you're governed by one federal government, so this point isn't so relevant. If America had a government and voting populace that actually cared about each other and weren't afraid to have universal free healthcare, we wouldn't see the problems that exist within the data? America is a pretty fake place.
  - hahaxdxd123 4y ago
    Shall we disallow comparisons between the USA and individual European countries as well since they're governed by the EU? West Virginia's problems are West Virginia's problems and have no effect on anyone living a perfectly wonderful life in California.
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      California’s taxes pay for West Virginia problems. https://apnews.com/article/north-america-business-local-taxes-ap-top-news-politics-2f83c72de1bd440d92cdbc0d3b6bc08c https://apnews.com/article/north-america-business-local-taxe...