Mykids,
why do you suggest that this shows that the US should spend more on Healthcare via increased taxes?
Other data on this board shows that the US already vastly outspends all other nations on healthcare for a worse result. I do not buy the super stressful lifestyle argument for US malaise, it is, in part, due to the strength of the food industry lobby which promotes unhealthy, highly profitable, factory farmed and processed food on an ill informed population.
We know that US healthcare is not funded via taxes - this data does not compare healthcare costs across nations.
Also, I have not researched the source of your data but can you tell me if the figures quoted for the UK include National Insurance contributions? National insurance is an additional tax which supports the NHS and Social Security in the UK. Do you know how healthcare is funded in any of the other countries cited? In order to do a proper comparison you need to know this.
why do you suggest that this shows that the US should spend more on Healthcare via increased taxes?
Other data on this board shows that the US already vastly outspends all other nations on healthcare for a worse result. I do not buy the super stressful lifestyle argument for US malaise, it is, in part, due to the strength of the food industry lobby which promotes unhealthy, highly profitable, factory farmed and processed food on an ill informed population.
We know that US healthcare is not funded via taxes - this data does not compare healthcare costs across nations.
Also, I have not researched the source of your data but can you tell me if the figures quoted for the UK include National Insurance contributions? National insurance is an additional tax which supports the NHS and Social Security in the UK. Do you know how healthcare is funded in any of the other countries cited? In order to do a proper comparison you need to know this.