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Why does it work in other countries? I know we have a larger population, but surely that applies just as much to our ability to scale up supply as it does to th
by BobaFloutist 3y ago
Why does it work in other countries? I know we have a larger population, but surely that applies just as much to our ability to scale up supply as it does to the inherent increase in demand?
The United States is uniquely bad at covering the costs of health care and education, compared to its economic peers. Why is that?
- omginternets 3y ago>Why does it work in other countries? Of course it works in other countries; public education, like public healthcare, is an extremely good idea. This having been said, there are currently heated debates in most of Western Europe about the economic feasibility of educating every citizen to a post-secondary level, let alone every immigrant. Moreover, in France (the European country I know best), you are generally permitted to obtain one state-funded degree, and not two. The point here is simply that a discussion of publicly-funded higher education has to be accompanied by some discussion of limitations.
- elteto 3y agoWe definitely need a complete overhaul of the US health system, but we don't just "have a larger population". The largest countries in Europe by population (after Russia) are Turkey and Germany with with 85M and 84M, respectively. The US has 331M. That is almost ~4x! When we say it works in other countries, most of the time we are referring to Europe. And most countries in Europe are tiny in comparison. The US is the 3rd largest country by population. This is not to say that the US problems are unsolvable, but they will definitely require unique solutions.
- BobaFloutist 3y agoSure, I agree that they will require unique solutions, but the general trend of economies of scale providing efficiency benefits suggests to me that the biggest problems are political rather than logistical.