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Because we were founded on, and still prefer, that the government stays out of as many things as possible. It's always cheaper to pay a private company for a se
by stronglikedan 1y ago
Because we were founded on, and still prefer, that the government stays out of as many things as possible. It's always cheaper to pay a private company for a service than it is to pay your government to do it. And yes, you're paying your respective financial authorities to do it through your tax dollars.
- testing22321 1y agoFactually, people in the US pay more for healthcare and get worse outcomes than developed countries. https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/09/report-u-s-spends-the-most-on-health-but-outcomes-are-among-the-worst/ https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/09/report-u-s-spends-... I can’t find it on mobile right now, but the associated graph is very illustrative It is not cheaper to pay a private company.
- blasphemers 1y agoThe us government is heavily involved in healthcare, so that's a terrible example.