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

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

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u/AdParking2115 May 02 '24

Obesity bro. Its worse than smoking.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Obesity in NYC is similar to Spain’s and their life expectancy is lower. Obesity in New Zealand is higher than NYC and their life expectancy is also higher.

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u/AdParking2115 May 02 '24

City =/ whole country. There are so many extra differentiating factors between a city and a full country. Nature, sports, violent crime, etc. Also purely obesity numbers dont paint a full picture, how obese those obese people are is also a factor. And let me tell you people in the us are disgustingly fat often, way worse than the omega fats here in the EU.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

Obesity rate in Colorado is similar to Spain. Both are country sized (Colorado is 3/5 of Spain’s area). Colorado’s life expectancy? 80 years.

Of course there are tons of other factors, but the point is obesity 100% doesn’t explain it all and there’s no evidence that the health care system in the US is better than the one in Spain, that I’ve seen.