Some people need to travel more and then come back here and see if they still think America isn’t prosperous. https://twitter.com/CharlotteAlter/status/1108699246088409088 …
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Replying to @cyantist
I don’t know. I went to Western Europe and they had universal health care, affordable childcare and low-cost higher education. In China, Vietnam, etc., it’s the frenzy, idealism and euphoria of newfound wealth that older generations have never seen before.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @cyantist
original tweet is endorsing socialism, which western europe doesn’t have. i’ve been to eastern europe, though, and they’ve got a lot to say about the subject.
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I've lived in 3 countries in Europe: Hungary, France and the UK (chronologically); all have universal healthcare (in Hungary even eye and dental are free). France, the UK are prosperous = free healthcare is great quality. Hungary poorer and/because corrupt = free healthcare...
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that framing of ‘prosperity exists before quality universal healthcare, not because of it’ is critical imo, and where we all keep getting lost in this convo
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I don’t think that’s the convo though is it? It’s more like why are countries less prosperous than us able to afford this and why can’t we do something so obvious that would both unlock a lot of human potential and provide a basic level of dignity?
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i mean in terms of not forgetting these programs don’t produce wealth and therefore shouldn’t threaten our ability to produce wealth. agree there’s more we should be doing. absolutely insane our tax burden in ca is comparable to scandinavia w a fraction of the effective gov.
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Replying to @micsolana @kimmaicutler and
How is it that the free market Surgery Center of Oklahoma which doesn't take insurance has dramatically lower prices than any other insurance affiliated provider. Really activates the almonds.https://surgerycenterok.com/
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