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At least China builds infrastructure. At least China has near universal healthcare. China seems to actually give a shit about its people to at least some extent.
I'm not saying Washington/the US is better than China. But, the devil you know. Also, the devil we know (the west) has probably lied to us in a few ways about China. I remember as a kid I believed children in China were starving. I also remember hearing that they kill female babies (and often not humanely) because of their one child policy. My dream when I was a kid was to save all those girls and educate them and teach them basic fighting skills... may have been like a Charlies Angels kind of thing going on in my head.
"He made the trains run on time"
Doesn’t America also have near universal healthcare then? The system is pretty similar, get insurance through work unless old or poor
Edit: lol downvotes. Both systems cost money and neither is universal. Stop simping the hypercapitalist republic of China, it’s not that much better than the US.
Lol wut. Not even remotely.
But then neither does China. Is what I'm saying.
By the Chinese definition of it, it's very close.
For China it was 95%
Neither country gives you free insurance unless you're old or poor enough.
Ok but your not speaking to a Chinese, but to a Canadian, so don't make me laugh any harder than you already have or I'll need to go see a doctor for free.
I’m Estonian, I unfortunately can’t say it’s free, as it costs 5 euros per visit for ER and specialty doctors and 2.50 per night stayed in hospital if you have surgery or something.
no.
I think you’re unfamiliar with at least one of the two systems then because they're described as pretty similar by people who have lived in both countries. Both are pay 2 play, American one is just more expensive.
you're really piling on the bullshit here.... im just gonna block you. bye.
Lol ok. Fact is, they have nearly the same coverage and both achieve it through private insurance usually paid by the employer - China just has a few more extra groups that get their equivalent of Medicare and Medicaid, but that’s it.