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> but we're definitely on the same spectrum

That is absolutely ridiculous.

USA has an independent judicial system, investigations of government behaviour via congressional committees, oversight over consumer impacts via Bureau of Consumer Protection, oversight over corporate governance via SEC. China has none of this.

I would also refer you to the Corruption Perceptions index: https://www.transparency.org/cpi2018

USA has a score of 71/100 and for China it is 39/100.

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You wrote about the federal government

Now how about the 55+ autonomous regions in the US where only the richest get to afford their rights all the way up to a Federal appeal's court.

There are user experience problems impacting a large swatch of the population. I would bet that you aren't exempt from them even if you don't experience it, I'd also bet that would also have a great experience in China and not experience their problems either.

"the 55+ autonomous regions in the US where only the richest get to afford their rights in a Federal appeal's court."

What are you talking about???

The states and territories have to be treated separately, they are all structured completely differently, have completely different checks and balances of different efficacy and have as many civil rights nuances as any separate country.

The luxury of the Federal umbrella isn't accessible to the vast majority of the population that becomes ensnared in the whims of any particular state.

takes bunch of money to take a case all the way up federal courts.

Peter Thiel, verbatim: "If you're a single-digit millionaire like Hulk Hogan, you have no effective access to our legal system."

Is that true? I'd like to see some statistics. I've known many people who have 'accessed' state courts (like Hogan did, btw). It doesn't cost much to file a lawsuit. It all depends on the state, of course. Plus, there's no way that Hogan was a single-digit millionaire.

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