The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year

Re:The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion t... by matt4077 on Saturday February 03, 2018 @11:22PM (#16301319)

As percentage of GDP, India is running a deficit more than twice as high as the US (6.6% vs 2.8% over the last ten years).

But those numbers are meaningless for proving or disproving "inefficiency". The US is obviously getting far better infrastructure/education/welfare system/research/military/etc.

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Re:The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion t... by fao_ on Sunday February 04, 2018 @07:52PM (#16305862)

> The US is obviously getting far better infrastructure/education/welfare system/research/military/etc.

Is it?

Research is on shaky ground:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/data-check-us-governm...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dr-no-money/

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/trump-bu...

http://theconversation.com/men-get-most-of-the-research-fund...

https://www.vox.com/2016/7/14/12016710/science-challeges-res...

Welfare system is failing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/29/our-i...

http://time.com/5090112/infant-mortality-rate-usa/

https://www.npr.org/2017/05/12/528098789/u-s-has-the-worst-r...

https://www.propublica.org/article/die-in-childbirth-materna...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/05/america-home...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42248999

https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/v70n3p111.html

Education is failing en masse:

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/americ...

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students...

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/10/469831485/america...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2015/11/17/how-to-f...

Millitary is using shoddy, ancient tools:

https://newrepublic.com/article/113484/how-pentagon-boondogg...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/us-modernizing-its...

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-military-re...

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/01/hasc-ew-expert-bacon-us-...

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/01/armys-basic-illusions-go...

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