Subject: Re: healthcare
Certainly something to consider, but there are definitely better ways of analysing the comparative value/effectiveness of health care systems.

I do remember you talking about that, yes.
And similar to this thought is giving the side-eye to a straight up comparison of health outcomes, because such an analysis rides on the assumption that the inputs to the health care system - i.e. the patients that use it - are the same between the US and Canada.

They're not.

https://www.worldlifeexpectanc...

Look at how much more lung disease and coronary heart disease Americans have. That's not because most of America works down in a coal mine or inhales asbestos regularly. Canadians live healthier lifestyles that we do - they get outside more, get more exercise and don't eat as much processed junk as we do.