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Re:Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except... by monocasa on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @05:12PM (#19732916)
I mean, the old adage that it's expensive to be poor applies to government spending too. If you're missing 30% of what you need in the moment, you're probably going to end up spending way more over time.
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Re:Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except... by darksaints on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @05:27PM (#19733060)
But we aren't doing that. For example, Medicare already has the budget for universal health care, if we are going by standards for cost effectiveness that are set by other first world countries. But we don't have universal health care, do we?

Imagine having a government that through intense reform gave us top tier primary education, universal health care, and 10x more infrastructure, and they did it without raising taxes. All of that is possible today.

Now imagine that that same government proposed a new program for FTTH in all major metro areas. Passing funding for such a program would be a breeze. The government could say "this will cost you $x less than you are currently paying" and people would actually believe them!

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