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Comment by stackghost

13 hours ago

Well you see, requiring companies to let farmers fix their own tractors is Socialism. And the USSR had "socialist" in the name, so Socialism bad. In the big, beautiful Land of the Free(tm) they don't do Socialism because that's commie shit.

The American Way is to let corporations fuck you over in any way that increases profits. Sure, they have the least efficient healthcare system in the world, ineffectual public education, massive wealth disparity, crumbling national infrastructure, and a different school shooting every week.

But at least they're not socialists.

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adamisom  6 hours ago

not sure what's socialist about it. farming is a weird sector though (and a small one; crucial, of course)

>the least efficient healthcare system in the world

and the most advanced healthcare

>ineffectual public education

actually it's better than most rich countries after controlling for race/ethnicity

that said, healthcare, education, and most of all housing are massively far from free markets, they're the most regulated parts and it's hard to innovate. the more free you make those markets, the better they'll get.

>massive wealth disparity

because, and this is no exaggeration, we are way fucking wealthier than almost anything except oil-rich Norway and tiny Luxembourg. it's a lot easier to have disparity when some grasses grow tall.

>crumbling national infrastructure

depends; California and New York yes, Texas no

>and a different school shooting every week

not that often but this is an american pathology yeah

  • defrost  5 hours ago

    > and the most advanced healthcare

    (ignoring Australia and other countries having longer life expectancies and better cancer recovery rates, sure)

    > not that often

    It's telling you have to downplay this at all.

    > depends; California and New York yes, Texas no

    and the more than 40 other states? See the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card (spoiler, it's a C)

  • mattmcal  3 hours ago

    > the least efficient healthcare system in the world

    > the more free you make those markets, the better they'll get.

    How can you concede the first point and argue the second in the same breath? Are you about to tell me European healthcare is cheaper because its some bastiom of deregulation?

  • tacet  1 hour ago

    so advanced healthcare that maternal death ratio is higher than russia.

  • dwoldrich  1 hour ago

    > actually it's better than most rich countries after controlling for race/ethnicity

    Our public education is so pozzed in Dem/Blue states, though; that has nothing to do with ethnic makeup in the students. Bloated budgets fueling insidious DEI agendas with openly consumer-hostile teachers unions. Maybe in sane states it's better.

    > and the most advanced healthcare

    We have miraculously great trauma medicine and surgery and diagnostics. The NICU medicine I've seen at work is like science fiction.

    That said, I'd argue my family doctor is just a brainless expert system for prescribing toxic pharma products. There's nothing healthful about that aspect of our healthcare. The terrible US diet and these wretched drugs are why we're so sick and the trauma doctors are so busy. It's complicated why it costs a fortune and yet we're so sick.

    Americans need consumer protections so badly!

  • stackghost  4 hours ago

    > actually it's better than most rich countries after controlling for race/ethnicity

    Yikes dude