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Originally Posted by SFLRN  In what measurable way is the UK better at welfare policy? |
Compared to the US, it is more effective at reducing poverty
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What other countries in Europe do you want to compare?
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Take every Western country and compare their poverty rates and home ownership rates.
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Do you mean to say the states with less well run systems tend to have higher home ownership so that the poor in those countries have some form of insurance?
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Yep, nasty typing error.
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Why are these numbers so incredibly different from the CIA worldfactbook?
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Check for poverty definition differences (the standard threshold is 60% of median equivalised income, with the OECD providing the equivalence scale)! You really shouldn't be using the CIA for this stuff. The
Luxembourg Income Study is more suited for poverty comparisons