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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

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 4d 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)
bayarearefugee 4d ago
>>crumbling national infrastructure > depends; California and New York yes, Texas no lol. lmao. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis
- picofarad 3d ago
  They didn't build sheds around the wells that were insulated enough so the wellheads froze up from the water in the extract, not due to crumbling infra. Now, whether they've fixed the problem, I guess we'll see the next time it hits 0°F.
stackghost 4d ago
> actually it's better than most rich countries after controlling for race/ethnicity Yikes dude
mattmcal 4d 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?
- notpushkin 4d ago
  European healthcare sucks. Waiting for your appointment for months is not unheard of. (I can’t compare EU and US, but my guess is the problems are largely the same, just less pronounced.)
  - benj111 4d ago
    I've heard stories of USians waiting months for their insurer to agree to pay...
tacet 4d ago
so advanced healthcare that maternal death ratio is higher than russia.
dwoldrich 4d 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!
benj111 4d ago
>actually it's better than most rich countries after controlling for race/ethnicity Can an American explain what this is supposed to be saying? Sounds like a right wing sound byte. Are black people supposed to be inherently less healthy???
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- snypher 3d ago
  They actually said that about education, so we are supposed to believe that eg black people are inherently less smart. I stopped reading their post before this tho :)

defrost 4d 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)

bayarearefugee 4d ago

>>crumbling national infrastructure > depends; California and New York yes, Texas no lol. lmao. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis

picofarad 3d ago
They didn't build sheds around the wells that were insulated enough so the wellheads froze up from the water in the extract, not due to crumbling infra. Now, whether they've fixed the problem, I guess we'll see the next time it hits 0°F.

stackghost 4d ago

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

mattmcal 4d 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?

notpushkin 4d ago
European healthcare sucks. Waiting for your appointment for months is not unheard of. (I can’t compare EU and US, but my guess is the problems are largely the same, just less pronounced.)
- benj111 4d ago
  I've heard stories of USians waiting months for their insurer to agree to pay...

tacet 4d ago

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

dwoldrich 4d 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!

benj111 4d ago

>actually it's better than most rich countries after controlling for race/ethnicity Can an American explain what this is supposed to be saying? Sounds like a right wing sound byte. Are black people supposed to be inherently less healthy???

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snypher 3d ago
They actually said that about education, so we are supposed to believe that eg black people are inherently less smart. I stopped reading their post before this tho :)