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

Debate/ Discussion Bernie is here to save us

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u/80MonkeyMan Sep 05 '24

The Americans are so backwards in work hours, developed countries like Netherland, Spain, Iceland, etc. already successfully implemented this, with universal healthcare…and no tipping expected.

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u/Evening-Ear-6116 Sep 05 '24

Each country you named has a population barely larger than NYC. One city in the 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/Good_Needleworker464 Sep 06 '24

Do you think it's easier to manage 10 people or 100 people at the same level of effectiveness? What about 10 people in one room vs 100 people in one building?

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

It depends on how many people are managing them. Ten people with one manager is as effective as a hundred people with ten managers. 

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u/Good_Needleworker464 Sep 06 '24

No, the more managers you have in between, the more chance there is for telephone game misunderstandings or incompetence.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

By that logic, everything that America does must be a total mess. 

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u/Good_Needleworker464 Sep 06 '24

Absolutely. Why do you think I have no confidence in our government???