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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Does America Have To Borrow Trillions And Not Singapore, Taiwan, And South Korea?
They don't have (who)?
It is amazing how "the media" seems to ignore the fact that some countries didn't collapse with sick people everywhere.
Why?
Same answer.
Imagine the "greatest country on earth" having the best "response" to the virus in the world.
Having smart people in charge, planning, preparing, and executing a PLAN.
Imagine.
Sad....
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)But S&P Asia 50 is down nearly 43%. The DJIA is down 32%. The FTSE European is down 34%.
msongs
(67,441 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)We overspend on a bloated military, corporate welfare and tax cuts for the rich. This results in less tax revenue to afford stuff that regular people need, like healthcare, family medical leave, free education, and mobilize any rapid, all of govt approach to big, national disasters.
Both problems are fixable.
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)Testing, contact tracing, forced quarantine - this is not rocket science. They also had a big stockpile of masks, and universal health insurance
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