Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 21, 4:58�pm, "Del Cecchi"
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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Even those of us who usually burn B20 are still using 80% dino-diesel.
Most of the crude oil the refiners use to create gasoline and diesel
comes from places that are explicitly unfriendly to the US, (and
according to the following article the Bush Administration is
concerned that some of those sources are bankrolling huge amounts of
capital for an eventual destabilizing financial assualt on the US
economy. It's not too late for Russia or China to win the final battle
in the Cold War).
However, also acording to the following article there is a source for
crude oil that takes a very enlightened approach to using its oil
wealth. The citizens of this country earn a per capita income (not
"family income", but per capita) of $65,509 per year, spend a maximum
of $200 per yar for health care, are in better physical shape and
enjoy a longer life expectancy than most Americans.
I hope that the next time I buy fuel, the crude oil comes from Norway.
(Probably won't, though).
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/n...ay_hundley_bdn...
You don't get much health care for 200 dollars per year. �Laundering it
through the government or paying for it with oil revenue instead of
distributing the revenue to the people doesn't mean you aren't spending
it. �What is the per capita spending on health care?- Hide quoted text -

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The rest of the health care is paid for with tax dollars. As Bill P
posted above, the Norwegians make enough money to pay the higher taxes
and still have just a whisker more per-capita "spending money" than
the average US resident.


The Norwegians also enjoy almost free college education for their kids,
and if they are injured on the job and can no longer do the job for
which they have been trained, the government will subsidize them long
enough to learn a new profession. And no, it is nothing like the crappy
bit of workers' comp we have here.