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NeoGreen

(4,031 posts) Mon Jul 27, 2020, 08:04 AM Jul 2020

How Much Do Countries Spend on Healthcare Compared to the Military?

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-do-countries-spend-on-healthcare-versus-military/

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How Much Do Countries Spend on Healthcare Compared to the Military? (Original Post) NeoGreen Jul 2020 OP

This tells me Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #1

This. I am a bit shocked. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2020 #2

One might think we have a great universal healthcare system, the best in the world. hunter Jul 2020 #3

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. This tells me

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 08:30 AM

Jul 2020

That every country listed is spending far too much on military and weapons.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,446 posts)

2. This. I am a bit shocked.

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Mon Jul 27, 2020, 08:58 AM

Jul 2020

hunter

(38,322 posts)

3. One might think we have a great universal healthcare system, the best in the world.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 09:21 AM

Jul 2020

Nope. Even people who have "platinum" insurance polices and great wealth can suffer inappropriate, mediocre, or downright dangerous medical care.

Our military isn't all that great either. Incredible amounts of money and resources are wasted on technologies that are useless in the 21st century.

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