Re: What happened to Japan?

retrogrouch_at_comcast.net
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:01:59 GMT

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:37:34 -0500, "Jim Blair" <jeb@wisc.edu> wrote:

>> Averages are deceptive numbers. You know that. this country while being
>> the wealthest by far is fairly low among industrial nations.
>>40% of
>> americans without health care is a condemnation of the benevolence of
>> corporate America.
>
>Hi,
>
>The reasons Americans don't live longer has little to do with healthcare and
>a
>lot to do with personal choices. We eat too much, smoke too much and
>exercise too little. And shoot each other too much.

Which is why we rate so low on infant mortality? 2 year survivability
and 5 year survival rates?

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