looncraz t1_ixum9oa wrote
Reply to comment by nellie_1017 in Portraits of Ellis Island immigrants by Augustus Sherman, taken between 1905-1914 (700x819) by Haratimundeo
No one is complaining about legal immigration, which this is. The country was in desperate need of people at this time. Hard to say that when you have more people than you can take care of...
yabadabadoo80 t1_ixunbm4 wrote
The US can take care of much more people than are living here right now. It just doesn’t want to.
looncraz t1_ixup4f5 wrote
It's heavily in debt trying to take care of its current population, which it does poorly.
yabadabadoo80 t1_ixuwu6q wrote
Because it spends x2 on health as much as every other OECD member, while maintaining a private health system. Can anyone explain that??
looncraz t1_ixv0gkw wrote
The debt doesn't even include most medical spending, that's on top of the debt.
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