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Originally Posted by Lune
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Healthcare, in every other developed country but our own.
The scientific development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
Transit to the moon.
CERN.
A system of public freeways spanning our continent.
Hoover dam.
National and global weather forecasting apparatus.
US Geological Survey.
National parks.
China's One Child Policy, which despite some negative collateral effects, helped alleviate uncontrollable overpopulation in an already overpopulated region, contributing to the prevention of 200-400 million births.
Chinese currency/economic manipulation that is systematically destroying the unprotected American middle class.
But then, most countries don't have a centuries-long streak of an obstructionist, dumbfuck, anti-gov GOP undermining the efficacy of the government.
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Also, taken a whole, it should be noted that the US-related things you listed account for maybe 1/10th of 1% of the government. So it's good you were able to find that small slice of things that aren't completely destroyed by the touch of Uncle Sam.