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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 year agoBy that logic, Medicare for All would only cover less than one testicle
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoExcept testicle coverage is a policy, not a valid metric. A valid metric is the outcome of a policy, like average deaths from testicular cancer.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoYes, and if we simply remove the excess testicles from those who have them, we could halve testicular cancer rates.
minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat wouldn’t work unless the only metric you cared about was deaths from testicular cancer.
By that logic, Medicare for All would only cover less than one testicle
Except testicle coverage is a policy, not a valid metric. A valid metric is the outcome of a policy, like average deaths from testicular cancer.
Yes, and if we simply remove the excess testicles from those who have them, we could halve testicular cancer rates.
That wouldn’t work unless the only metric you cared about was deaths from testicular cancer.