rick says:
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Take a look into low birth weight babies born in Canada vs the
US.
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rick, you wanted to play a statistical game. Here's a tip, next time,
before you try that tactic, know what the statistics say in advance
(and don't use them if they make you out to be the fool).

On healthcare spending: On a per capita basis (1998) USA - $4178
Canada - $2312, Sweden - $1746...

Crissakes, rick, this can't be right!!! All that money, and the highly
touted privatized medical system to boot, and the USA still can't beat
Canada on any meaningful statistics like life expectancy and infant
mortality. Playing this game with you, rick, is like Canada playing the
USA in hockey: you lose before you've even laced up your skates.

rick, I look forward to the next big load of health (Or education. Or
crime. etc) statistics you want to bring up. At the risk of mixing my
metaphors (hockey to baseball), I feel confident that I'll blast them
out of the park as well.

cheers,
frtzw906