The 50 most developed countries in the world and Universal Healthcare.

[Rambunctious]

Well, Europe has better healthcare than the United States given that their average life expectancy is longer than ours. They provide this healthcare to all their citizens. The spend less on healthcare than the United States does. So when it comes to healthcare, they win in every category, quality, cost, and the number of people covered.

And they spend a 10th on defense that we do...so why are you a foot soldier for the people that has kept us in this situation for so long?....No one has ever said what Trump has said...that we need to stop wasting our wealth on other nations so we can provide for our own nation...and yet you side with his haters...I guess some folks just need to be kicked in the head to get it.....

 

[U2Edge]

Below are the 50 most developed countries in the world ranked according to the UN Human Development index which measures development and standard of living through estimates of GDP per capita, life expectancy, and education. There are a total of 197 countries in the world today. 193 of those countries are part of the United Nations. 45 out of the 50 most developed countries in the world below provide UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE for its citizens, essentially medicare for all. The following are the five countries from the list below that do not:

01. Cyprus
02. United Arab Emirates
03. Qatar
04. Bahrain
05. United States

Cyprus is currently In the process of moving to a Universal Healthcare system which will be completed in a few years. That will leave the United States alone with three Arab countries as being the only countries, of the 50 most developed in the world, that do not have Universal HealthCare.

Why does the United States, the wealthiest country in the world and the 3rd wealthiest per captia country, still not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens? How could anyone say that Universal HealthCare is impossible or too expensive for the United States when nearly all of the 50 most developed countries in the world provide it for its citizens?


50 MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD RANKED:

01 - Norway
02 - Switzerland
03 - Australia
04 - Ireland
05 - Germany
06 - Iceland
07 - San Marino
08 - Sweden
09 - Singapore
10 - Netherlands
11 - Denmark
12 Canada
13 - United States
14 - United Kingdom
15 - Monaco
16 - Vatican City
17 - Finland
18 - New Zealand
19 - Belgium
20 - Liechtenstein
21 - Japan
22 - Austria
23 - Luxembourg
24 - Israel
25 - Taiwan
26 - South Korea
27 - France
28 - Slovenia
29 - Spain
30 - Czech Republic
31 - Italy
32 - Malta
33 - Estonia
34 - Greece
35 - Cyprus
36 - Poland
37 - United Arab Emirates
38 - Andorra
39 - Lithuania
40 - Qatar
41 - Slovakia
42 - Brunei
43 - Saudi Arabia
44 - Latvia
45 - Portugal
46 - Bahrain
47 - Chile
48 - Hungary
49 - Croatia
50 - Argentina

Why?

Because we're smarter than the rest of the world.

The United States ranks 34th in the world in terms of Life Expectancy. That's despite the fact that the United States spend more on healthcare than any country in the world. Yet despite all that spending, the United States is not taking care of all of its citizens like the rest of the world is and essentially has a different system of care for those that are rich vs lower class. HOW IS THAT SMART?

Wow, you clowns always bring out that debunked talking point.

Get back to Me when they compare apples to apples. We are so diverse as a nation that life expectancy really isn't a viable metric of healthcare. In fact, it is a testament to how good our health services are that we rank that high at all.

How about you try being honest here. You're not talking about healthcare, your talking about other people picking up the tab for your own life.

Sure, why should a lowerclass person be forced to spend all their savings and go into debt just because they get sick? Is that good for the economy? Nope.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.

In biology, Diversity is the key to health and survival. Given how diverse the United States is, it should have the highest life expectancy in the world.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.
bullshit,you can have the best healthcare there is but if you dont take care of your self what good did it do you?...many Americans have access to great healthcare but dont take great care of themselves....factors for life expectancy has more to do with how you take care of yourself then if you have good healthcare...

Most of the citizens of developed countries have similar lifestyles. Quality of healthcare and access to it is a more important factor when comparing life expectancy among developed countries.

Finally, even if their healthcare is at best equal to ours in quality, at least they provide it to everyone. There is very little evidence to support that Europeans have significantly worse quality healthcare. On average they live longer. Their healthcare quality is either equal too or better than that of the United States. Plus they provide it to all their citizens. They also spend less on healthcare than the United States does.

 

[Crepitus]

You guys scream over $5 billion for border security, yet see no problem with this-

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Medicare for All’ Would Cost $32.6 Trillion Over 10 Years, Study Says

Nobody was upset about $5 billion for border security, we just didn't want to waste on a stupid useless wall.

 

[Rambunctious]

Why?

Because we're smarter than the rest of the world.

The United States ranks 34th in the world in terms of Life Expectancy. That's despite the fact that the United States spend more on healthcare than any country in the world. Yet despite all that spending, the United States is not taking care of all of its citizens like the rest of the world is and essentially has a different system of care for those that are rich vs lower class. HOW IS THAT SMART?

Wow, you clowns always bring out that debunked talking point.

Get back to Me when they compare apples to apples. We are so diverse as a nation that life expectancy really isn't a viable metric of healthcare. In fact, it is a testament to how good our health services are that we rank that high at all.

How about you try being honest here. You're not talking about healthcare, your talking about other people picking up the tab for your own life.

Sure, why should a lowerclass person be forced to spend all their savings and go into debt just because they get sick? Is that good for the economy? Nope.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.

In biology, Diversity is the key to health and survival. Given how diverse the United States is, it should have the highest life expectancy in the world.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.
bullshit,you can have the best healthcare there is but if you dont take care of your self what good did it do you?...many Americans have access to great healthcare but dont take great care of themselves....factors for life expectancy has more to do with how you take care of yourself then if you have good healthcare...

Most of the citizens of developed countries have similar lifestyles. Quality of healthcare and access to it is a more important factor when comparing life expectancy among developed countries.

Finally, even if their healthcare is at best equal to ours in quality, at least they provide it to everyone. There is very little evidence to support that Europeans have significantly worse quality healthcare. On average they live longer. Their healthcare quality is either equal too or better than that of the United States. Plus they provide it to all their citizens. They also spend less on healthcare than the United States does.

And they spend a 10th on defense that we do...so why are you a foot soldier for the people that has kept us in this situation for so long?....No one has ever said what Trump has said...that we need to stop wasting our wealth on other nations so we can provide for our own nation...and yet you side with his haters...I guess some folks just need to be kicked in the head to get it....

 

[U2Edge]

Well, Europe has better healthcare than the United States given that their average life expectancy is longer than ours. They provide this healthcare to all their citizens. The spend less on healthcare than the United States does. So when it comes to healthcare, they win in every category, quality, cost, and the number of people covered.

And they spend a 10th on defense that we do...so why are you a foot soldier for the people that has kept us in this situation for so long?....No one has ever said what Trump has said...that we need to stop wasting our wealth on other nations so we can provide for our own nation...and yet you side with his haters...I guess some folks just need to be kicked in the head to get it.....

NATO members may spend less than the United States does in total on Defense, but most of their spending and deployed forces are stationed in Europe and outnumber U.S. forces that are stationed in Europe for defense. Much of U.S. defense spending goes to other regions of the world like the Pacific Rim, Middle East and other places. In Europe itself right now, the other NATO nations outnumber the United States in terms of deployed ground combat brigades, tanks, artillery, helicopters, combat aircraft etc.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Why?

Because we're smarter than the rest of the world.

The United States ranks 34th in the world in terms of Life Expectancy. That's despite the fact that the United States spend more on healthcare than any country in the world. Yet despite all that spending, the United States is not taking care of all of its citizens like the rest of the world is and essentially has a different system of care for those that are rich vs lower class. HOW IS THAT SMART?

Wow, you clowns always bring out that debunked talking point.

Get back to Me when they compare apples to apples. We are so diverse as a nation that life expectancy really isn't a viable metric of healthcare. In fact, it is a testament to how good our health services are that we rank that high at all.

How about you try being honest here. You're not talking about healthcare, your talking about other people picking up the tab for your own life.

Sure, why should a lowerclass person be forced to spend all their savings and go into debt just because they get sick? Is that good for the economy? Nope.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.

In biology, Diversity is the key to health and survival. Given how diverse the United States is, it should have the highest life expectancy in the world.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.
bullshit,you can have the best healthcare there is but if you dont take care of your self what good did it do you?...many Americans have access to great healthcare but dont take great care of themselves....factors for life expectancy has more to do with how you take care of yourself then if you have good healthcare...

Most of the citizens of developed countries have similar lifestyles. Quality of healthcare and access to it is a more important factor when comparing life expectancy among developed countries.

Finally, even if their healthcare is at best equal to ours in quality, at least they provide it to everyone. There is very little evidence to support that Europeans have significantly worse quality healthcare. On average they live longer. Their healthcare quality is either equal too or better than that of the United States. Plus they provide it to all their citizens. They also spend less on healthcare than the United States does.

sure they do thats why i keep seeing things saying we have far more overweight people than other countries....

 

[U2Edge]

...Why does the United States, the wealthiest country in the world and the 3rd wealthiest per captia country, still not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens? How could anyone say that Universal HealthCare is impossible or too expensive for the United States when nearly all of the 50 most developed countries in the world provide it for its citizens?...

The fact that it is possible to implement such a system is irrelevant here in the United States .

Here the question is whether or not the Founding documents of this country allow for it.

The answer to that question in unequivocally.... NO. The US Constitution does not allow for such things to be run by the Government, even though we have had an unconstitutional Medicare system for almost a century.

Implementing such a system would require a Constitutional Amendment for true legitimacy, and that’s not likely to be possible in the near future.

If Medicare were unconstitutional, we would not have it. We do though. Other people, especially those in the three branches of government have different interpretations of the constitution than you do.

 

[depotoo]

You guys scream over $5 billion for border security, yet see no problem with this-

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Medicare for All’ Would Cost $32.6 Trillion Over 10 Years, Study Says

Nobody was upset about $5 billion for border security, we just didn't want to waste on a stupid useless wall.

Wrong




·
Jan 24

Proven effective in San Diego, walls helped stop vehicle drive-throughs, which were a common smuggling technique in the 1990’s. In this 5th video, Chief Scott explains how walls put an end to this dangerous smuggling method.

 

[Rambunctious]

Well, Europe has better healthcare than the United States given that their average life expectancy is longer than ours. They provide this healthcare to all their citizens. The spend less on healthcare than the United States does. So when it comes to healthcare, they win in every category, quality, cost, and the number of people covered.

And they spend a 10th on defense that we do...so why are you a foot soldier for the people that has kept us in this situation for so long?....No one has ever said what Trump has said...that we need to stop wasting our wealth on other nations so we can provide for our own nation...and yet you side with his haters...I guess some folks just need to be kicked in the head to get it.....

NATO members may spend less than the United States does in total on Defense, but most of their spending and deployed forces are stationed in Europe and outnumber U.S. forces that are stationed in Europe for defense. Much of U.S. defense spending goes to other regions of the world like the Pacific Rim, Middle East and other places. In Europe itself right now, the other NATO nations outnumber the United States in terms of deployed ground combat brigades, tanks, artillery, helicopters, combat aircraft etc.

I suggest you do some more homework....I wonder how they would fair in healthcare and other services if they had to pay to keep their troops in the US to protect us...and had to build bombers and tanks and jets....come on man...you are smarter than this....

 

[U2Edge]

The United States ranks 34th in the world in terms of Life Expectancy. That's despite the fact that the United States spend more on healthcare than any country in the world. Yet despite all that spending, the United States is not taking care of all of its citizens like the rest of the world is and essentially has a different system of care for those that are rich vs lower class. HOW IS THAT SMART?

Wow, you clowns always bring out that debunked talking point.

Get back to Me when they compare apples to apples. We are so diverse as a nation that life expectancy really isn't a viable metric of healthcare. In fact, it is a testament to how good our health services are that we rank that high at all.

How about you try being honest here. You're not talking about healthcare, your talking about other people picking up the tab for your own life.

Sure, why should a lowerclass person be forced to spend all their savings and go into debt just because they get sick? Is that good for the economy? Nope.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.

In biology, Diversity is the key to health and survival. Given how diverse the United States is, it should have the highest life expectancy in the world.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.
bullshit,you can have the best healthcare there is but if you dont take care of your self what good did it do you?...many Americans have access to great healthcare but dont take great care of themselves....factors for life expectancy has more to do with how you take care of yourself then if you have good healthcare...

Most of the citizens of developed countries have similar lifestyles. Quality of healthcare and access to it is a more important factor when comparing life expectancy among developed countries.

Finally, even if their healthcare is at best equal to ours in quality, at least they provide it to everyone. There is very little evidence to support that Europeans have significantly worse quality healthcare. On average they live longer. Their healthcare quality is either equal too or better than that of the United States. Plus they provide it to all their citizens. They also spend less on healthcare than the United States does.

sure they do thats why i keep seeing things saying we have far more overweight people than other countries....

You'll find that most overweight and obese people tend to be among those in the lower class that have less access to healthcare and less access to low cost quality food. Universal healthcare could solve these problems.

 

[Rustic]

“Why does the United States, the wealthiest country in the world and the 3rd wealthiest per captia country, still not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens?”

Because conservatives have successfully propagated the lie that in addition to being ‘too expensive,’ providing all Americans access to affordable healthcare will ‘destroy capitalism’ and make America ‘socialist’ – when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.

Well, there is a lot of capitalism among those 50 most developed countries. I mean, most Billionaires in the world live in those 50 most developed countries. Most of the large private Business's, Large corporations, multi-national corporations in the world are located in those 50 most developed countries. I would also say that most business activity in the world and most profit is made in those 50 most developed countries. With the exception of five of them, all of them provide Universal Healthcare of their citizens. Rather than being unusual, Universal Healthcare is a common feature among wealthy, developed, capitalist, democratic countries.

There are only five oddballs that don't provide among the 50:

01. Cyprus - within 5 years Cyprus will have Universal Healthcare
02. Bahrain
03. United Arab Emirates
04. Qatar
05. United States

I think the United States has a lot to learn from the other 49 most developed countries in the world.

Why force shit on people that want nothing to do with it?

A. Most Americans want Universal Healthcare
B. Universal Healthcare will make the United States a stronger more developed country

Make it a choice, but don’t force that shit on people

 

[U2Edge]

You guys scream over $5 billion for border security, yet see no problem with this-

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Medicare for All’ Would Cost $32.6 Trillion Over 10 Years, Study Says

Nobody was upset about $5 billion for border security, we just didn't want to waste on a stupid useless wall.

Wrong




·
Jan 24

Proven effective in San Diego, walls helped stop vehicle drive-throughs, which were a common smuggling technique in the 1990’s. In this 5th video, Chief Scott explains how walls put an end to this dangerous smuggling method.

A static wall can have some utility. But it can stop people who tunnel under the wall, people who climb over, or people who go through legal ports of entry. Most illegal aliens, and most illegal drugs, 90% in fact, come through legal ports of entry.

 

[Rustic]

Below are the 50 most developed countries in the world ranked according to the UN Human Development index which measures development and standard of living through estimates of GDP per capita, life expectancy, and education. There are a total of 197 countries in the world today. 193 of those countries are part of the United Nations. 45 out of the 50 most developed countries in the world below provide UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE for its citizens, essentially medicare for all. The following are the five countries from the list below that do not:

01. Cyprus
02. United Arab Emirates
03. Qatar
04. Bahrain
05. United States

Cyprus is currently In the process of moving to a Universal Healthcare system which will be completed in a few years. That will leave the United States alone with three Arab countries as being the only countries, of the 50 most developed in the world, that do not have Universal HealthCare.

Why does the United States, the wealthiest country in the world and the 3rd wealthiest per captia country, still not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens? How could anyone say that Universal HealthCare is impossible or too expensive for the United States when nearly all of the 50 most developed countries in the world provide it for its citizens?


50 MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD RANKED:

01 - Norway
02 - Switzerland
03 - Australia
04 - Ireland
05 - Germany
06 - Iceland
07 - San Marino
08 - Sweden
09 - Singapore
10 - Netherlands
11 - Denmark
12 Canada
13 - United States
14 - United Kingdom
15 - Monaco
16 - Vatican City
17 - Finland
18 - New Zealand
19 - Belgium
20 - Liechtenstein
21 - Japan
22 - Austria
23 - Luxembourg
24 - Israel
25 - Taiwan
26 - South Korea
27 - France
28 - Slovenia
29 - Spain
30 - Czech Republic
31 - Italy
32 - Malta
33 - Estonia
34 - Greece
35 - Cyprus
36 - Poland
37 - United Arab Emirates
38 - Andorra
39 - Lithuania
40 - Qatar
41 - Slovakia
42 - Brunei
43 - Saudi Arabia
44 - Latvia
45 - Portugal
46 - Bahrain
47 - Chile
48 - Hungary
49 - Croatia
50 - Argentina

This is why we need to stop defending the world and re electing the same old tired entrenched lifetime politicians....this is why I do not understand why so many are against Trump...the first outsider that has won the presidency and is openly trying to stop us from being taken advantage of in the world in trade and immigration and openly states he wants us to bring our troops home....not for him but for us...so we can enjoy a better life with a more responsive government that is focused on the peoples needs...the people of THIS country...

Donald Trump is not dedicated to Universal Healthcare at all. The United States needs more immigration into the country not less in order to grow the economy. There are currently 7.3 million unfilled jobs in the United States and Trump is trying to stop people from coming to this country to do those jobs. The United States has global and international interest that it has protected since the end of World War II because those interest are vital to the economic, social, and environmental life of the United States. The United States keeps troops abroad to prevent instability in a global system that it created and is the center of and to prevent another World War from ever happening again.

There are only 21,000 U.S. troops currently stationed in "HOT" active war zones today, FAR LESS THAN THE 220,000 who were stationed in HOT active war zones 11 years ago.

The nanny state only suits deadbeats

What Nanny State? What deadbeats?

People that depend on socialist entitlement programs

 

[Oddball]

You'll find that most overweight and obese people tend to be among those in the lower class that have less access to healthcare and less access to low cost quality food. Universal healthcare could solve these problems.

It wouldn't solve jack shit, unless you're going to make the medical care system the food Gestapo.

 

[Rustic]

You guys scream over $5 billion for border security, yet see no problem with this-

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Medicare for All’ Would Cost $32.6 Trillion Over 10 Years, Study Says

Well, 45 of the 50 most developed countries provide Universal Healthcare for all their citizens and they all SPEND LESS on healthcare than the United States! Put that fact in your Stocking Cap!

Lol
Socialists always run out of other peoples money...

 

[Rustic]

Below are the 50 most developed countries in the world ranked according to the UN Human Development index which measures development and standard of living through estimates of GDP per capita, life expectancy, and education. There are a total of 197 countries in the world today. 193 of those countries are part of the United Nations. 45 out of the 50 most developed countries in the world below provide UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE for its citizens, essentially medicare for all. The following are the five countries from the list below that do not:

01. Cyprus
02. United Arab Emirates
03. Qatar
04. Bahrain
05. United States

Cyprus is currently In the process of moving to a Universal Healthcare system which will be completed in a few years. That will leave the United States alone with three Arab countries as being the only countries, of the 50 most developed in the world, that do not have Universal HealthCare.

Why does the United States, the wealthiest country in the world and the 3rd wealthiest per captia country, still not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens? How could anyone say that Universal HealthCare is impossible or too expensive for the United States when nearly all of the 50 most developed countries in the world provide it for its citizens?


50 MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD RANKED:

01 - Norway
02 - Switzerland
03 - Australia
04 - Ireland
05 - Germany
06 - Iceland
07 - San Marino
08 - Sweden
09 - Singapore
10 - Netherlands
11 - Denmark
12 Canada
13 - United States
14 - United Kingdom
15 - Monaco
16 - Vatican City
17 - Finland
18 - New Zealand
19 - Belgium
20 - Liechtenstein
21 - Japan
22 - Austria
23 - Luxembourg
24 - Israel
25 - Taiwan
26 - South Korea
27 - France
28 - Slovenia
29 - Spain
30 - Czech Republic
31 - Italy
32 - Malta
33 - Estonia
34 - Greece
35 - Cyprus
36 - Poland
37 - United Arab Emirates
38 - Andorra
39 - Lithuania
40 - Qatar
41 - Slovakia
42 - Brunei
43 - Saudi Arabia
44 - Latvia
45 - Portugal
46 - Bahrain
47 - Chile
48 - Hungary
49 - Croatia
50 - Argentina

Bandwagon fallacy isn't an argument.

How is it Bandwagon fallacy? Plus claiming that its too expensive or simply impossible is not much of an argument either.

"Keeping up with the Joneses" -which is what your argument amounts to- is the classic bandwagon fallacy, and it's not an argument.

Saying that it's prohibitively expensive is an argument, especially in light of the fact that gubmint estimates never ever come in under projections and never ever deliver the service that they claim.....But anyone who knows his ass from a hole in the ground, economically speaking, already knows that's how monopolies work.

Well, there are a lot of cute phrases in that post, but no facts. If Universal Healthcare is "Too expensive" how come nearly every country in the top 50 most developed countries in the world provides it?

The problem with universal healthcare it Has to be forced on people that want nothing to do with it...
Which is a nonstarter

 

[Rustic]

You guys scream over $5 billion for border security, yet see no problem with this-

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Medicare for All’ Would Cost $32.6 Trillion Over 10 Years, Study Says

Nobody was upset about $5 billion for border security, we just didn't want to waste on a stupid useless wall.

So what you’re saying there’s not much difference between 33 trillion and 5 billion?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Wow, you clowns always bring out that debunked talking point.

Get back to Me when they compare apples to apples. We are so diverse as a nation that life expectancy really isn't a viable metric of healthcare. In fact, it is a testament to how good our health services are that we rank that high at all.

How about you try being honest here. You're not talking about healthcare, your talking about other people picking up the tab for your own life.

Sure, why should a lowerclass person be forced to spend all their savings and go into debt just because they get sick? Is that good for the economy? Nope.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.

In biology, Diversity is the key to health and survival. Given how diverse the United States is, it should have the highest life expectancy in the world.

Life Expectancy is the most relevant metric that tells the truth about healthcare.
bullshit,you can have the best healthcare there is but if you dont take care of your self what good did it do you?...many Americans have access to great healthcare but dont take great care of themselves....factors for life expectancy has more to do with how you take care of yourself then if you have good healthcare...

Most of the citizens of developed countries have similar lifestyles. Quality of healthcare and access to it is a more important factor when comparing life expectancy among developed countries.

Finally, even if their healthcare is at best equal to ours in quality, at least they provide it to everyone. There is very little evidence to support that Europeans have significantly worse quality healthcare. On average they live longer. Their healthcare quality is either equal too or better than that of the United States. Plus they provide it to all their citizens. They also spend less on healthcare than the United States does.

sure they do thats why i keep seeing things saying we have far more overweight people than other countries....

You'll find that most overweight and obese people tend to be among those in the lower class that have less access to healthcare and less access to low cost quality food. Universal healthcare could solve these problems.

yea sure they are.....you dont get out much do you?....over eating and not exercising is just as prevalent in the middle and upper classes.....

 

[Pogo]

Below are the 50 most developed countries in the world ranked according to the UN Human Development index which measures development and standard of living through estimates of GDP per capita, life expectancy, and education. There are a total of 197 countries in the world today. 193 of those countries are part of the United Nations. 45 out of the 50 most developed countries in the world below provide UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE for its citizens, essentially medicare for all. The following are the five countries from the list below that do not:

01. Cyprus
02. United Arab Emirates
03. Qatar
04. Bahrain
05. United States

Cyprus is currently In the process of moving to a Universal Healthcare system which will be completed in a few years. That will leave the United States alone with three Arab countries as being the only countries, of the 50 most developed in the world, that do not have Universal HealthCare.

Why does the United States, the wealthiest country in the world and the 3rd wealthiest per captia country, still not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens? How could anyone say that Universal HealthCare is impossible or too expensive for the United States when nearly all of the 50 most developed countries in the world provide it for its citizens?


50 MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD RANKED:

01 - Norway
02 - Switzerland
03 - Australia
04 - Ireland
05 - Germany
06 - Iceland
07 - San Marino
08 - Sweden
09 - Singapore
10 - Netherlands
11 - Denmark
12 Canada
13 - United States
14 - United Kingdom
15 - Monaco
16 - Vatican City
17 - Finland
18 - New Zealand
19 - Belgium
20 - Liechtenstein
21 - Japan
22 - Austria
23 - Luxembourg
24 - Israel
25 - Taiwan
26 - South Korea
27 - France
28 - Slovenia
29 - Spain
30 - Czech Republic
31 - Italy
32 - Malta
33 - Estonia
34 - Greece
35 - Cyprus
36 - Poland
37 - United Arab Emirates
38 - Andorra
39 - Lithuania
40 - Qatar
41 - Slovakia
42 - Brunei
43 - Saudi Arabia
44 - Latvia
45 - Portugal
46 - Bahrain
47 - Chile
48 - Hungary
49 - Croatia
50 - Argentina

Bandwagon fallacy isn't an argument.

The OP presents no "fallacy". It's called "comparison".

Here the post presents a comparison showing a marked contrast and asks why that contrast exists. You provided no answer.

 

[U2Edge]

How does one measure 'development'?

Is this developed?

Or this?

Development is measured by economist at the United Nations using the Human Development Index. The Human Development Index is based on 3 criteria:
01. GDP per capita
02. Life Expectancy
03. Education levels

No matter who is doing the measuring (IMF, World Bank, UN) the US is in the top 10 for GDP per capita. Interestingly enough, Macau (a city state former colony of Portugal whose revenue relies mostly on gamblers from Hong Kong and other parts of Asia) is in the top five.

A Google search shows Hong Kong in the number one slot for life expectancy world wide -- a country with no public health care. The UK, with its much vaunted National Health System falls to 29th place.

The UN system measures education levels by years of schooling by the average of Mean Years of Schooling and Expected Years of Schooling ... and completely ignores tertiary education in the equation. Even so, according the UN rating, the US is in the top 10 on the Education index.

So, for America in the top 10 for two of the factors, not to make the top 50 means there are other factors (subjective factors that the bureaucrats at the UN find attractive) coming into this equation. What is the UN's agenda in publishing this data, other than to make other countries feel better about themselves?


The larger question is, if America is at the bottom of various lists a desirable model for people to live and work, why is it on the top of every list for countries into which people are trying to get in to?

But the United States is in the top 50 of the most developed nations in the World. In fact its at #13 in the world. Yes, high per capita GDP, 13th in the world in fact. Strong on education. Much weaker when it comes to life expectancy since it ranks at #34.

The point of this thread is that despite the United States high wealth and high rankings, It is one of only FIVE top 50 developed countries to not provide Universal Healthcare for its citizens. That is a major failure for a country that is so wealthy and developed.