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Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by iso1631 on Friday March 11, 2022 @07:48AM (#30639151)
The US government still spends more on healthcare as a total amount per person (about $1.4T, or $3,880 per person, just for medicare+medicaid), compared with the UK (about $3,300 per person)

The US as a whole in 2019 spent 16% of its GDP on Health, 4% on Military

The UK meanwhile spent 10% on Health and 3% on Military

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Re:Just Say No to Central Bank Digital Currencies by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Thursday March 17, 2022 @02:36AM (#30708289)
Have you been to a doctors office in the US? There are more administrators filling out insurance papers than doctors. US spends money on healthcare administration, not on healthcare. The same dollar in the US buys ten times less insulin than a dollar in Canada.
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