Originally Posted By: postoak
So - how does life expectancy and lower infant mortality directly relate to the Health Care system - the US doesn't have the same ethnic make up or Life Styles as the ones you mentioned. If you want to make a valid comparison of health out comes you need to compare those who were treated for a similar health issue under the US System and the one you want to compare it against.


No fair! You can nitpick my facts, but I can't nitpick your facts - because you don't provide any.

The ethnic mix and life styles in developed countries vary across the board - compare Italy, say, with Iceland, or Spain with Canada or New Zealand or France (which has a higher percentage of foreign-born than we do). They have only three things in common: universal health care, lower costs and better outcomes.

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