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> does not make the overall state of the population that much less shitty. Has it ever been better? Not saying it shouldn't, just that we might have unrealist
by jopsen 1y ago
> does not make the overall state of the population that much less shitty.
Has it ever been better?
Not saying it shouldn't, just that we might have unrealistic expectations.
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- reverius42 1y agoHousing affordability was better from 2009-2021 than now. https://www.atlantafed.org/research/data-and-tools/home-ownership-affordability-monitor https://www.atlantafed.org/research/data-and-tools/home-owne... Total national health expenditures have grown much faster than population growth: https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time/ https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spe... And yet, over the same time period, life expectancy hasn't gone up that much: https://datacommons.org/tools/visualization#visType%3Dtimeline%26place%3Dcountry%2FUSA%26sv%3D%7B%22dcid%22%3A%22LifeExpectancy_Person%22%7D https://datacommons.org/tools/visualization#visType%3Dtimeli...
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 1y ago<< we might have unrealistic expectations. I deleted longer response from yesterday. Long story short, I disagree. If anything, it is unrealistic for anyone to expect that current economic ecosystem is sustainable. I don't expect a lot, but I do expect my standard to improve over that of my parents', not decrease.