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		chii on Aug 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NASA investigation finds Boeing hindering American... > healthcare disproportionately high compared to other things? it's because the number you're comparing to is from other countries, where they subsidize their own citizen's healthcare. The US's healthcare system has become a convoluted mess, and the competition you mention is not sufficient.

practicemaths on Aug 14, 2024 [–]

Oh, so there are other means or systems that are good or even better, i.e. more sufficient to fix or improve society than just blind competition. Got it!

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