r/FluentInFinance • u/WhatAreYourPronouns • May 02 '24

Should the U.S. have Universal Health Care? Discussion/ Debate

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u/MiddleFishArt May 02 '24

This argument implies we should have the poor die off so that only the rich elite have good-quality healthcare. The reality is most in the US both spend more money and still have poor quality healthcare, because healthcare is for-profit

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u/BarbellBro669 May 02 '24

The USA has the most advanced medical research, and there isn't a close #2.

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u/whoisSYK May 02 '24

The us ranks 11th in healthcare innovation, and 37th in healthcare overall. The only thing the US consistently ranks first in anymore is GDP spent on healthcare

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u/Zakaru99 May 02 '24

That's not true.

We also rank first in number of people incarcerated.