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>Those 6 countries added up equal about the population of the US, Yes, that's exactly the point: to compare the US with a similarly sized block of nations. An
by apexalpha 3y ago
>Those 6 countries added up equal about the population of the US,
Yes, that's exactly the point: to compare the US with a similarly sized block of nations.
And from that we can conclude that this block of nations can service universal healthcare to 330 million people without additional private healthcare insurance.
So for less TAX money than the US they get universal healthcare for the same amount of people, while US taxpayers pay more but still have to buy insurance on top of what the government spends on healthcare.
- coryaf 3y agoSure, the article makes that point, and it's reasonably well made (although not the case that there isn't any private insurance in those countries at all). My point was that the article's title is misleading and clickbaity and does not convey the point that the article makes well