Healthcare.
Cuba has one of the lowest costs per capita health care in the world, with top outcomes (ie one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world, which is a key indicator of population health). In comparison, USA has the highest cost per capita in the world with some of the lowest outcomes (eg infant mortality rates).
Britain had a great National Health Care Service until it was gutted by corporations (probably USA ones, but don't quote me. lol. As if anyone would quote me).
Why is Cuba so successful? USA government sanctions that impoverish Cuba. So, ironically, you could argue the USA gov is responsible for the good health of Cubans.
And violence.
Governments have made better violence, directed at domestic and foreign actors, better than the private sector, or DIY (Do It Yourself). You would of course have to believe violence was a good thing, which most people do, many without realizing it.
It's interesting to investigate the living conditions in so called failed states (often brought about by other governments). Ultra violence with zero accountability. Compared to those conditions, normal governments could be said to do things better (more principled violence). But I think it's an unfair comparison - because the people in those failed states have been so damaged psychologically by the violence.
Perhaps an interesting example is El Salvador? A history of gang violence, created by USA government. I think you could say El Salvador now, through their use of violence has made things A LOT better than before. By all accounts the people are so much happier and freer - the majority of the population has been freed from their 'open prison'.
Perhaps it is better to see governments as bringing both benefits and drawbacks? Analogous to technology? Eg, the internet/computers/phones etc. - has potential for freedom, but in most cases, is a tool for enslavement and oppression? Remain ambivalent towards governments?
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