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Re:EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push by amarcheschi on Monday February 02, 2026 @11:37AM (#46858006)
Plus, us already spends much more on healthcare per capita than other countries https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-...
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Re:EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push by overfeed on Monday February 02, 2026 @01:12PM (#46859164)
> Plus, [USA] already spends much more...

but the US is somehow simultaneously less of a welfare/nanny state. I suppose that is a tell: it's not about the actual monetary amounts, but about the national priorities posture and political alignment.

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Re:EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push by realusername on Monday February 02, 2026 @02:26PM (#46860088)
And that's only going to increase as the boomer generation is going to need more and more healthcare.
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