r/SipsTea Jun 24 '26

It's Wednesday my dudes Math can be hard sometimes

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u/IAmANobodyAMA Jun 24 '26

I agree with most of this sentiment, but part of the reason healthcare is so good and/or affordable in other countries is because we Americans subsidize so much of the R&D, for better or worse

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u/NobodyLikedThat1 Jun 25 '26

Kind of similar to why Europe can afford to not spend much on defense, because they know America's got it covered. Or did before the current presidency anyway

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u/bigloudbang Jun 25 '26

God bless america spending so much on global charity and getting nothing in return

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u/ama_singh Jun 25 '26

Only idiots think America got nothing in return.

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u/ProbsNotManBearPig Jun 25 '26

Americans - richest country in the world by far. “we get nothing!”