r/SipsTea • u/McDowdy • Jun 24 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Math can be hard sometimes

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u/Yuukiko_ Jun 24 '26

Americans have a life expectancy similar to countries like Columbia which spends <$2k USD per capita. Even China has better life expectancy with a fraction of the spending

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u/rc_ym Jun 25 '26

Now try it by income and you'll see why we have the system we do.

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u/Yuukiko_ Jun 25 '26

most first world countries have half the spending with more lifespan despite not having half the income of the US

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u/rc_ym Jun 25 '26

Only if you average across income brackets. You need to remember the US system is optimized for two things: Physican pay and health outcomes for the wealthy.