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The latest figures I could find from the OECD on public spending gave (in US$ PPP): United Kingdom: 2857.3 United States: 3966.7 Where did you get your number
by phaemon 13y ago
The latest figures I could find from the OECD on public spending gave (in US$ PPP):
United Kingdom: 2857.3
United States: 3966.7
Where did you get your numbers from? If they're more accurate, I'm happy to go with them.
- TheCoelacanth 13y agoThey are simply the total spending for each program divided by the total number of residents in the respective country. The US number only includes Medicare and Medicaid, so the discrepancy is probably because of additional public spending that isn't part of those programs. Either way it looks really bad for the US, since its public spending only covers a small fraction of people.