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wpietri: Yes, I read that series quite some time ago. I'm very familiar with the ridiculousness that is the US healthcare system. This, however, is totally irre
by nateabele 14y ago
wpietri: Yes, I read that series quite some time ago. I'm very familiar with the ridiculousness that is the US healthcare system. This, however, is totally irrelevant to my comment, which was regarding other developed countries that are going bankrupt over their entitlement programs.
- wpietri 14y agoIt is relevant in exactly the way that I said: we would be going broke more slowly, because we would be spending less on health care. However, to address your question directly, look at debt to GDP ratios: http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=GOV_DEBT http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=GOV_DEBT The US is in the middle of the pack. Countries with more sane health care systems and better levels of debt include Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, and Australia. I don't see any reason to believe that they're being driven bankrupt by their health care systems.