[nojvek]

America never ceases to surprise me. It’s amazing how many people have probably died and committed suicide because they couldn’t afford healthcare.

It’s really a shame how the wealthiest nation on the planet can’t provide for its citizens.

Or it means that to become the wealthiest nation, you’ve got to be ruthless and screw the poor. This means America will be a wealthy country, shitty healthcare, literally shit on the streets and will do absolutely fuck all when natural disasters hit.

[alexanderstears]

American healthcare isn't universally crappy, it's just expensive at every quality level.

I don't think America became wealthy because it has crappy social services, but I think that a crappy social safety net and a big upside to personal success makes it an environment that really gets peak performance out of driven people.