Re: Hurricane Bertha

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:22:20 -0700, Joerg
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On Jul 10, 3:32 am, Joerg <notthisjoerg...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Richard The Dreaded Libertarian wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:56:32 -0500, Bit Farmer wrote:
bill.slo...@xxxxxxxx wrote:
On Jul 8, 8:09 am, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@My-Web-
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Hurricane Bertha...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVWjsPEiqe1tEu2mhBIRaxxGi8owD91P3HM80

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The Dutch and the Germans have more effective social security systems
than the US, and that does cost money
How do you know that?

It shows up in the public health statistics - the USA is roughly level
pegging with Cuba, and well behind the industrialised European
countries.


Please provide a credible link. Cancer mortality is hugely higher in
Europe. So is lots of other nasty stuff. Much of the medical technology
I've worked on over here has never even been tried in engineering groups
in Europe. Such as:

http://www.volcanocorp.com/products/ivus-imaging/index.asp



How could anybody believe the Cuban statistics? I recall them also
claiming 99.9% literacy, which is impossible.


http://www.canf.org/Issues/medicalapartheid.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/weekinreview/27depalma.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://medicinacubana.blogspot.com/2007/03/health-care-in-cuba-two-faces-of-myth.html

John


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