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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by onlyrealcuzzo on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:32PM (#38029815)
> Just because some place arguably has issues that does not mean that it it just as bad as the one you're living on, or that your life won't improve your life by adopting or emulating the good examples.

Just because you adopt a change doesn't mean you'll adopt an outcome.

Proposing sweeping changes is easy - making them work is hard and prone to making things even worse instead.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by imbnwa on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:58PM (#38030200)
>Proposing sweeping changes is easy - making them work is hard and prone to making things even worse instead.

The US has the worse outcomes for the amount of money its Healthcare industry funnels in.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by rewmie on Friday October 27, 2023 @04:14AM (#38035957)
> Just because you adopt a change doesn't mean you'll adopt an outcome.

You don't adopt changes. You adopt or emulate good examples. This means processes, and the goal of processes is to deliver an outcome. It's not change for the sake of change.

Also, when a nation lags behind so much in a fundamental area, just taking a step in the right direction has a major positive impact on the quality of life of those affected by it. As a good example, see Obamacare.

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