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Default Living longer? Not in US

On 6/28/2011 2:52 PM, Harryk wrote:
On 6/28/11 2:13 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:58:12 -0400,
wrote:

No one doubts we have some of the most advanced medical technologies,
research, and facilities. But if you measure systems by life expectancy,
the United States, at 37th in the world for both men and women, is not
even close to having the best.


If you leave out the 20 to 30% of the US population with unhealthy
lifestyles (drugs, alcohol, violence, etc.), the numbers look quite
different. Yes I know, it's really not fair to leave out all of those
democrats, but it is what it is.


It certainly has nothing to do with the fact that 50 million people in
this country do not have ready access to health care, and than around 80
million do not have ready access to dental care. Naw. That couldn't have
anything to do with it.



Thought Bam Bam fixed that problem.