Our economic system is actually the only thing that reduces suffering to this ex...

jjj123 · 2025-12-23T16:37:22 1766507842

When I say “our economic system” I am not talking about capitalism generally, I’m talking about the US system specifically, where we are:

51st in percentage of the population that lives in poverty [1]

Decent but worse than social democratic countries like France and Germany in hunger [2]

Ranked below Canada, France, Germany, the UK in healthcare outcomes, which all have more socialized systems than we do [3]

So I stand behind my broader point: the culture of individualism in the US benefits a select few and hurts us as a whole.

tt24 · 2025-12-24T06:41:16 1766558476

Calling it "poverty" is a misnomer - in the United States, even the poorest get food, healthcare, and housing.