In fact, the US could improve a lot of basic services if it looked at what other developed countries (OECD) are delivering, and for how much, and made those targets for the next lets say ~10 years.

After those 10 years of bringing the US more into line with the best countries in the world, it should strive to do even better.

Or, alternatively, the US can keep falling further behind.

It amazes me how the US is still arguing how archaic districting laws should work, how to have elections with integrity or manage without paper checks or fax machines.

I realize there are politicsl/historical and cultural differences but there is a combination of exceptionalism (“the US is so special we can’t just look at France and imitate”) and resignation (“yeah we want that but we cant have that because it would never work because X”) surrounding each of these discussions. The US is pushing boundaries in so many areas but when it comes to evolving society in a way that requires broad agreements, there isn’t much to report on

I can tell from first hand experience. Healthcare companies, set prices by market. Specifically, by what price that market will sustain. It just so happens that the US can sustain the highest prices. You know being unregulated and rich af and all.

This is how all industries/companies set prices btw. What you’re saying, It’s kind of like saying, I want New York City to base real estate prices off median home prices in the Midwest because as a buyer I like those prices better.

In fact, it sounds like a great way to make things worse!

“Tweaking” the system is how the US system got so messed up in the first place. Anyone who suggests “just one simple tweak should fix things” is an idiot.