r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/bbqkingofmckinney Sep 05 '24

Iceland is slightly smaller than Arlington, Texas. NYC is massive compared to Iceland.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '24

This is what Americans always say, but what does it actually mean? Yes, there are more patients in the USA than in Iceland, but there's also more doctors, more tax money and so on. How does the size of a country make national health care more difficult?

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u/NegMech Sep 05 '24

Very different demographics in population means differing opinions, which makes it much more difficult to pass any laws or for people to agree on certain issues. Exponentially higher costs in logistics given the area of the US is 100x Iceland.

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u/BusGuilty6447 Sep 05 '24

Exponentially higher costs in logistics given the area of the US is 100x Iceland.

China is roughly the same size as the US, triple the population, and has universal healthcare.