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by Toadsoup 4838 days ago
I agree that it is misleading.

The charts show the average cost for each country, then for US it emphasizes the outrageous edge cases.

A more fair representation would show all 3 segments for all countries. With the data presented, if we look at just the average costs the change is still significant but not as dramatic and shocking.

Healthcare costs are a real issue and is totally jacked up in the US, but representations like this take away credibility from the argument they are trying to support.