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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by defrost on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @03:13AM (#41856389)
If you wish you could take that up with Bernard Keane who wrote the piece.

https://www.crikey.com.au/author/bernard-keane/

Bernard is well across many aspects of US, UK, and AU political views, government systems, media etc. with his own particular views as we all have.

In context he's writing for an Australian audience about a conservative Australian trope that the Australian health system is weighed down with government meddling and would do better with, for example, a "US free market" approach.

I think we all appreciate that's an illusion, a myth spun for children.

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Re:Life expectancy rise in rich countries slows down: took 3... by grecy on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @05:14AM (#41857080)
I think it’s extremely important to see that it is neither a myth nor an illusion spun for children.

It is a carefully constructed plan that will ensure rich people get a whole lot richer and poorer people get worse care. It’s not an accident or nice story. It’s class warfare

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