> They've been much worse off than the US so far.
I think this is a simplistic view. We're not only talking about infection rate here.
edit: Social safety nets, medical debt, etc.
I think this is a simplistic view. We're not only talking about infection rate here.
edit: Social safety nets, medical debt, etc.
Lets talk about medical. I haven't heard anything about hospital bed shortages in the US yet. Again, not saying we won't get there, but China had to build entire new facilities because they didn't have adequate infrastructure.
Lets talk about essentials. American stores might be temporarily out of toilet paper, but Wuhan is currently dealing with dramatic food shortages.
That said. Italy basically denied having a problem until they couldn't anymore. China's safety net health system did everything they could to cover up the crisis until it exploded in their face. Other countries haven't been doing much more to prepare than the US.
People like to hate on it, but the US government still functions are a comparatively high level while maintaining a degree of individual freedom that other countries do not.