Healthcare isnt part of the economy? Well thats a new one.
Its actually almost 20% of our GDP.
Healthcare isnt part of the economy? Well thats a new one.
Its actually almost 20% of our GDP.
Originally posted by: tom
Do you guys even know how to read. The discussion is on economic socialism, not social programs. If they actually regulated the shit out of it, then their free economy score would have been lower. These countries do tax the shit out their citizens thru income taxes, VATs & other taxes. In America we get to keep our income & choose how to spend it.
US healthcare is better when one looks at cancer/heart survival rates (even though Americans kill themselves thru poor diet/lack of exercise/drugs/booze), accessibility, waiting times
"Economic socialism," as stupid Tommie-poo inaccurately puts it, contains both social and economic policies. There is no country on earth than does one without the other. Stupid Tommie-poo.
Of course, the reality is that virtually every country's socioeconomic system has elements of socialism in it. Those countries that have it to a greater degree than others have higher productivity, happier citizens, greater GDP per capita, and longer life expectancies.
Maybe stupid Tommie-poo is a welfare queen and doesn't pay taxes, but most of us Americans do indeed pay income as well as other taxes.
