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We spend more than any nation on public services and goods. We also give the most in foreign aid. Govt inefficiency/corruption squanders this money. E.g., htt

We spend more than any nation on public services and goods. We also give the most in foreign aid. Govt inefficiency/corruption squanders this money. E.g., https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-hasnt-been-tracking-homeless-programs-effectiveness-audit-finds https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-hasnt-been-tracking-hom...

Solvency 3y ago
exactly. the exact mentality i described is behind most of the government corruption. "fuck you, i got mine."
- cscurmudgeon 3y ago
  Nope. No, if what you said was true, Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending. Americans would all vote against foreign aid (or representatives that use that as a platform and win always). US is 3rd in the world giving index contradicting your fact free statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top
ceejayoz 3y ago
> We spend more than any nation on public services and goods. In part, because of the ideology the poster outlined. Penny wise, pound foolish. As an example, our healthcare is 2-3x as expensive as the rest of the OECD. Our public spending is more than anyone else's total spending, and then we pile on top of that. (https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm) We saddle the poor with high-deductible plans they can't use, then eat the costs of their eventual last resort emergency treatment.
- cscurmudgeon 3y ago
  No, if what the poster said was true, Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending. US is 3rd in the world giving index contradicting the OP's fact free statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top
  - ceejayoz 3y ago
    > Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending. They do! Or, they think they do. The politicians of both major parties promise lower taxes, smaller deficits, if you just vote them back in next time. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top It counts tithing to megachurches as charity, though.

Solvency 3y ago

exactly. the exact mentality i described is behind most of the government corruption. "fuck you, i got mine."

cscurmudgeon 3y ago
Nope. No, if what you said was true, Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending. Americans would all vote against foreign aid (or representatives that use that as a platform and win always). US is 3rd in the world giving index contradicting your fact free statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top

ceejayoz 3y ago

> We spend more than any nation on public services and goods. In part, because of the ideology the poster outlined. Penny wise, pound foolish. As an example, our healthcare is 2-3x as expensive as the rest of the OECD. Our public spending is more than anyone else's total spending, and then we pile on top of that. (https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm https://data.oecd.org/healthres/health-spending.htm) We saddle the poor with high-deductible plans they can't use, then eat the costs of their eventual last resort emergency treatment.

cscurmudgeon 3y ago
No, if what the poster said was true, Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending. US is 3rd in the world giving index contradicting the OP's fact free statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top
- ceejayoz 3y ago
  > Americans would overwhelmingly vote for lower taxes and lower public spending. They do! Or, they think they do. The politicians of both major parties promise lower taxes, smaller deficits, if you just vote them back in next time. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Giving_Index US is in the top It counts tithing to megachurches as charity, though.