Comment on The European mind can't comprehend
HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 1 week agoBasically the same reason though: woeful government underinvestment in order to funnel money to the ruling class.
Comment on The European mind can't comprehend
HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 1 week agoBasically the same reason though: woeful government underinvestment in order to funnel money to the ruling class.
boonhet@lemm.ee 1 week ago
That’s a common misconception. The US actually invests a metric fuckton of money into the healthcare system. It’s just that they have the most inefficient possible healthcare system, so providing just medicare, medicaid and VA benefits, which don’t come close to covering everyone, costs more (in %of GDP, not just absolute numbers) than for most countries the cost of subsidizing healthcare for everyone.
Hell, even conservatives might be happier under a socialized healthcare system. There could even be LESS government spending and people would be getting subsidized healthcare.
drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
This is the case for many things in the US, not just healthcare.
pedestrianobservations.com/…/why-american-costs-a…
www.constructiondive.com/news/…/724730/