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		8note on Aug 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – early results a... Can you also quantify "having doubts" And "successful program" ? Your UK example doesnt include the denominator -- the number of people needing care. GDP growth is not correlated to the number of people needing care, so using it to normalize spend isn't right. The %GDP needs to be going up to maintain funding levels

throwaway2037 on Aug 2, 2023 [–]

Is the the number of people needing care rising because the number of elderly people is rising? Or something else that I cannot see.

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