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pk10534 t1_izt0cdw wrote

I think you missed the entire point of what I said, which is that life expectancy can be related to things not related to healthcare. The best doctor or hospital or insurance in the world can’t save you if an 18-wheeler hits you going 75mph. That’s more of an indictment on infrastructure and our choices related to cars and public transit than it does our healthcare model

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EclecticKant t1_izsy5cy wrote

Drastically? The CO2 emissions per Capita have been reduced by less than a quarter in the last 30 years. And the total emissions are almost at an all time high.

A few developed countries have reduced significantly their emissions, mostly the Eu, but the USA is not one of them, the only reductions are caused by an increased efficiency in the technology used, definitely not because of efficient climate policies or a shift in the public opinion on the matter.

The USA is the richest country on earth by far, and it's doing nothing, and the problem is not that people wouldn't be able to heat their homes or fuel their cars, there is plenty of wealth to spare, but people just don't care enough, even though doing something is in their best interest, but it doesn't benefit them in the short term

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