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I'm willing to bet they were also smaller.

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Yes. Also all other countries are completely homogeneous with zero regional diversity. It is known.

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The US is very large and very diverse (meaning geopolitically -- population distribution, regional income, infrastructure, etc). The policies that work in New York are different than the policies that work in New Mexico. I don't think universal healthcare will work at the federal level in the US, and I base that on my experiences with TriCare and the VA system. I think that most, if not all, of the patients operating in either or both of those federal healthcare systems will back me up on that.

Put simply -- this is not a conversation worth having in the US until the federal government can demonstrate competency with the VA. Until that happens, universal healthcare is delusional. 
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I've heard very little good about the VA. I  looked into working for them once but turns out I'm a filthy foreigner. Are you in favor of dissolving it completely?