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Plenty of authoritarian countries cook the books successfully. The story of Yeltsin visiting an American grocery store comes to mind: https://www.chron.com/ne

Plenty of authoritarian countries cook the books successfully. The story of Yeltsin visiting an American grocery store comes to mind: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/When-Boris-Yeltsin-went-grocery-shopping-in-Clear-5759129.php https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/When... "He told his fellow Russians in his entourage that if their people, who often must wait in line for most goods, saw the conditions of U.S. supermarkets, "there would be a revolution."" Given how woefully behind American healthcare and education and retirement is, it's quite remarkable Americans don't understand how poor they are.

whatshisface 2y ago
It's one thing to say that someone who lives far away isn't as well off as they claim to be and another to say that someone's retirement account hasn't gone down.
- hiddencost 2y ago
  See here's the thing. It's easy to prevent it from going down. You just print money. The number goes up but the purchasing power goes down.
hattmall 2y ago
How woefully behind is American Healthcare, Education and retirement exactly though?
- hmottestad 2y ago
  Life expectancy in the US is behind 47 countries according to https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ Infant mortality rate is behind 53 countries: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortality-rate/country-comparison/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortalit... This definitely won’t be representative of the full spectrum of health care, but it’s what I found after a quick search. I wouldn’t call it woefully behind, but definitely not winning any medals anytime soon.
- hiddencost 2y ago
  34th on life expectancy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK571929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK571929/ Spending per capita is a disaster: https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/#GDP%20per%20capita%20and%20health%20consumption%20spending%20per%20capita,%202022%20(U.S.%20dollars,%20PPP%20adjusted) https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-... Retirement ranking 29 of 48 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/16/heres-why-the-us-retirement-system-isnt-among-the-worlds-best.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/16/her... You're welcome to participate in the conversation beyond just sea lion king.
- spiderfarmer 2y ago
  They’re ranked 32nd in fiscal sustainability in relation to healthcare and 10th overall. 48th in life expectancy. 29th in retirement security. 24th in science education. 38th in math. 36th in the Gini index. 27th in social mobility. This is why U S A chants are always so cringe.

whatshisface 2y ago

It's one thing to say that someone who lives far away isn't as well off as they claim to be and another to say that someone's retirement account hasn't gone down.

hiddencost 2y ago
See here's the thing. It's easy to prevent it from going down. You just print money. The number goes up but the purchasing power goes down.

hattmall 2y ago

How woefully behind is American Healthcare, Education and retirement exactly though?

hmottestad 2y ago
Life expectancy in the US is behind 47 countries according to https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/ Infant mortality rate is behind 53 countries: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortality-rate/country-comparison/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/infant-mortalit... This definitely won’t be representative of the full spectrum of health care, but it’s what I found after a quick search. I wouldn’t call it woefully behind, but definitely not winning any medals anytime soon.
hiddencost 2y ago
34th on life expectancy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK571929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK571929/ Spending per capita is a disaster: https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/#GDP%20per%20capita%20and%20health%20consumption%20spending%20per%20capita,%202022%20(U.S.%20dollars,%20PPP%20adjusted) https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-... Retirement ranking 29 of 48 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/16/heres-why-the-us-retirement-system-isnt-among-the-worlds-best.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/16/her... You're welcome to participate in the conversation beyond just sea lion king.
spiderfarmer 2y ago
They’re ranked 32nd in fiscal sustainability in relation to healthcare and 10th overall. 48th in life expectancy. 29th in retirement security. 24th in science education. 38th in math. 36th in the Gini index. 27th in social mobility. This is why U S A chants are always so cringe.