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bloomer • 2 years ago

World Bank data finds that at any level of development, socialist countries outperformed capitalist countries on key social indicators, in 28 of 30 comparisons.

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World Bank data finds that at any level of development, socialist countries outperformed capitalist countries on key social indicators, in 28 of 30 comparisons.

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bloomer • 2 years ago

Jason Hickel on Twitter

People often claim that capitalism performed better than socialism in terms of poverty and human development in the 20th century. This story is repeated so frequently that no one ever even bothers to back it up. Is it true? 🧵— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) May 22, 2022

Good Twitter thread on a study (data from the World Bank published in research for the American Journal of Public Health) that showed socialist countries beat capitalist countries when it comes to metrics that actually matter to people (like physical health).

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Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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2 years ago
yeah they might have all of those but there's only 2 flavors of potato chip at the grocery store

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