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by 6f8986c3 1822 days ago
Bullshit.

We hear this all the time about education in the US. "Oh, we just don't fund it enough because of those eevviiill Republicans!"

There's plenty of money. It's just poorly spent.

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The UK spends less per capita on healthcare than almost any other G7 nation (except Italy) [1], while maintaining a good standard of care [2]. That suggests that compared to other countries:

1. There isn't plenty of money

2. It's spent quite effectively

[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthan...

[2] https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/articles/big-elect...

Bullshit.

We hear this all the time about stuff happening outside the USA. "oh x can't be happening because its different to my super-narrow experience of one country that I've randomly decided is universal".