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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 06:23 AM Original message |
Most U.S. Counties Not Living as Long as Other Countries |
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iwishiwas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Med/Pharm/Hospitals need profits to buy off politicians. Its the |
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osteenq (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. No surprise... |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. America is #1 in most types of inequity |
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dotymed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. I was sickened when I received my health insurance |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yup it's a racket |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
6. Life expectancy of U.S. women slips in some regions |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
7. But at least we're not socialists |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. Goofy title. Counties are people now too? I knew corporations were people according to the SCOTUS. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. They are trying really hard not to say: "US life expectancy in decline". |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Infant mortality rate......Think that has anything to do with the fetus obsession of the wingnuts? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Probably a marginal effect from lack of easy access to abortion in some places. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Just think where the US is likely to rank in all quality of life/mortality rankings 10 to 20 |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. That's because we're a sewer now. nt |
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bongbong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. healthcare |
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CanSocDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Read... |
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bongbong (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Interesting... |
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CanSocDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. In re-reading it... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. That's how the powers that be have organized it. Medical personnel, like the rest of us, |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. I live in the #4 highest life expectancy county, Montgomery, MD |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
17. "The most important single intervention is to get people to stop smoking" |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I understand smoking is on the decline in this country. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Obesity isn't so great either |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. so, right-wing policies are murdering people |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. We are the greatest, most exceptional Third World oligarchy in the world!!!! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. "Inadequate" access to healthcare??? Try NONEXISTENT. |
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