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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by dempedempe on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:42PM (#38034096)
You can have medical research without charging $1000 for an ambulance ride, $10k - $20k for having a child, $100,000 for staying in the hospital a few days. Those are the things I'm talking about.
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by robertlagrant on Friday October 27, 2023 @04:45AM (#38036084)
You can, but these are complex systems, where some areas will have a profit incentive and be efficient, and others just mired in regulation, either directly or in a way that prevents competition arising. I don't think anyone deliberately built that hill. It's made up of lots of awesome hills and lots of hideous quagmires.
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