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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:03 PM Apr 2012

One Enormous Reason The U.S. Is Still Miles Behind Other Countries

A simple graphic that will make you think

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One Enormous Reason The U.S. Is Still Miles Behind Other Countries (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2012 OP

This should be on billboards. RC Apr 2012 #1

K&R bahrbearian Apr 2012 #2

K & R for later. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #3

We believe we're too busy hating/blaming the Other (races/genders/sexual preferences/politics).... Junkdrawer Apr 2012 #4

Ain't "us vs them" (a variant of "divide and conquer") politics just grand? pampango Apr 2012 #11

K&R Louisiana1976 Apr 2012 #5

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #6

we needed a 'uniquely american' solution KG Apr 2012 #7

kick shcrane71 Apr 2012 #8

That is so correct libodem Apr 2012 #9

When I asked on Yahoo Answers why we still don't have Universal Healthcare, Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #10

Spot on! Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #12

RC

(25,592 posts)

1. This should be on billboards.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:30 PM

Apr 2012

Demonstrations at Republican fund raisers.

bahrbearian

(13,466 posts)

2. K&R

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:38 PM

Apr 2012

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

3. K & R for later.

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 03:01 PM

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Junkdrawer

(27,993 posts)

4. We believe we're too busy hating/blaming the Other (races/genders/sexual preferences/politics)....

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 03:05 PM

Apr 2012

We're divided and conquered.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

11. Ain't "us vs them" (a variant of "divide and conquer") politics just grand?

Reply to Junkdrawer (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 05:59 AM

Apr 2012

Got to give the GOP credit. They promote fear/hate politics for a reason - and it has worked.

Louisiana1976

(3,962 posts)

5. K&R

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:01 PM

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Uncle Joe

(58,355 posts)

6. Kicked and recommended.

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:14 PM

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Thanks for the thread, Playinghardball.

KG

(28,751 posts)

7. we needed a 'uniquely american' solution

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:16 PM

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shcrane71

(1,721 posts)

8. kick

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 11:42 PM

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libodem

(19,288 posts)

9. That is so correct

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 12:39 AM

Apr 2012

If you have a right to life you have a right to health care. We at the very least need health districts and centers for disease control. Even in private prison.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

10. When I asked on Yahoo Answers why we still don't have Universal Healthcare,

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 01:17 AM

Apr 2012

some wing nut said "our country believes in capitalism, not socialism". WTF kind of bullshit is that? We're the only industrialized nation without it for crying out loud!

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

12. Spot on! Nt

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 08:18 AM

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