On 6/25/10 12:40 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:09:09 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:57:28 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:


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On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:27:47 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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For common stuff like
life-expectancy we rate at the 3rd World level.

Statistics cite por favor.

Look it up yourself if you're able. If you're not, let me know.


Isn't that a curious response. You throw out a statistic that says
the US rates very poorly on life expectancy. I'm shocked by this
statement and ask where it came from. You, apparently not knowing
where it came from either, asks me to look it up.

Frankly I don't believe your statistic. It may be true for certain
groups that have made poor life style decisions, but it's quite
unlikely to be true for the population as a whole.

How much time have you spent in the 3rd world?

Japan (top of the list) is 82.6
US is 78.2
Just as a sanity check, most of SubSaharan Africa is in the 40s and
50s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ife_expectancy

I wonder what happens when you weight this list by crime death and
obesity rates.


Crikey...*Cuba* ranks just ahead of the United States.