[ExI] My prediction

[John Clark]

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 8:42 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> Removing all subsidies would re-establish cost controls in medicine. *


*In most cases if something is too expensive you simply don't buy it, or
you look around for a place where you can buy it for less, but that doesn't
work when it comes to healthcare, especially if you're weak as tea and
feeling like shit. How on earth does "pay me what I demand for this
life-saving drug and/or service  or die" control costs in healthcare?! *

*Per capita the US spends $14,885 per capita on healthcare each year and
has a life expectancy of 79.6 years, Albania **spends $414 per capita on
healthcare each year and **has a life expectancy of 80 years. S**pike, you
certainly haven't had time to study those 3 lists that I posted, but I'd
really like it if you would and then tell me what solution you have that
would get the US out of such an absurd situation. You Know Who claimed to
have such a solution as far back as 2017, but nobody has ever seen it and I
don't believe anybody ever will. *

*John K Clark*







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> *>…* *On Behalf Of *John Clark via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] My prediction
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> On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> *> **I admit that I find it strange the Democrats were protesting on
> health care. It has been pointed out that these were pitched as
> temporary subsidies,*
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> *>…Democrats were protesting the fact that per capita the USA spends far
> FAR FAR more on healthcare than any other country in the world, BUT they
> are nowhere near the healthiest*
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> *Country*
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> *Life Expectancy (2025/26 Est.)*
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> *Health Spending per Capita (Nominal)*
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> *Efficiency Note*
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> *United States*
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> ~79.6 Years
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> ~$14,885
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> *The Baseline*
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> *Albania*
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> ~80.0 Years
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> *~$414*
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> Absolute lowest spender that beats the U.S.
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> *Costa Rica*
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> ~81.2 Years
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> *~$979*
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> Most famous "efficiency leader" (OECD member).
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> *Panama*
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> ~80.0 Years
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> ~$1,472
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> High efficiency in Central America.
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> *Chile*
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> ~81.5 Years
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> ~$1,547
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> Highest life expectancy in South America.
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