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> If there is one thing that we learned from the 20th century it is that societies that gave more private control over how resources were used did better than t
by radlad 1y ago
> If there is one thing that we learned from the 20th century it is that societies that gave more private control over how resources were used did better than those that had more state control over how resources were used.
In some metrics (such as GDP), yes. And in other metrics (such as wealth inequality and health care), the answer is less clear-cut.
- ls612 1y agoThe Soviet bloc did not have better healthcare than the West lol. Soviet life expectancy never crossed above 70 years.
- radlad 1y agoThe West encompasses a wide gradient of private vs. state control over resources, and there are states which aren't typically considered Soviet or Western (e.g. Nordic states.)