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Yeap since the US is big on public spending anyway.
by atmosx 12y ago
Yeap since the US is big on public spending anyway.
- icebraining 12y agoAs far as I know, public spending in the US is about 40% of GDP, which is in line with other countries like Canada and Norway, and higher than countries like Japan and Switzerland.
- twelvechairs 12y agoExclude the military though and it will be a very different story
- AnthonyMouse 12y agoReducing the military budget is a valid way to cut spending.
- venomsnake 12y agoIt is. Roughly 75% are SS, Medicare, Medicaid and the Army. Its just inefficient.
- saalweachter 12y agoI believe you are confusing "expensive" and "inefficient". Medicare and Medicaid have the lowest overhead, lowest cost-per-patient, and more-or-less the highest customer satisfaction in the US healthcare system.
- TheCoelacanth 12y agoThey are still hugely inefficient. The US spends more per capita on Medicare/Medicaid than the UK spends on the NHS and only covers a small fraction of the population instead of everyone.