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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by dosshell on Monday November 02, 2020 @03:00PM (#24972485)
I interpret the writer as referring to the democracy index. [0]

U.S. is at place 25 and is categorized as a flawed democracy, lower than Canada and some European countries (but far from all).

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index

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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by CameronNemo on Monday November 02, 2020 @03:03PM (#24972519)
This index does not take into account the way some constitutions give certain groups greater say in policymaking, adjucation, or execution.
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