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Our economic system is actually the only thing that reduces suffering to this extent. It’s basically eliminated poverty, hunger, and healthcare scarcity.
by tt24 10mo ago
Our economic system is actually the only thing that reduces suffering to this extent. It’s basically eliminated poverty, hunger, and healthcare scarcity.
- jjj123 10mo agoWhen I say “our economic system” I am not talking about capitalism generally, I’m talking about the US system specifically, where we are: 51st in percentage of the population that lives in poverty [1] Decent but worse than social democratic countries like France and Germany in hunger [2] Ranked below Canada, France, Germany, the UK in healthcare outcomes, which all have more socialized systems than we do [3] So I stand behind my broader point: the culture of individualism in the US benefits a select few and hurts us as a whole. 1: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/poverty-rate-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/poverty-r... 2: https://journalistsresource.org/home/food-insecurity-health/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20rate%20of%20food,data%20about%20world's%20largest%20problems. https://journalistsresource.org/home/food-insecurity-health/... 3: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/PDF_Blumenthal_mirror_mirror_2024_Exhibits.pdf https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2024-09...
- tt24 10mo agoCalling it "poverty" is a misnomer - in the United States, even the poorest get food, healthcare, and housing.