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Healthcare [was Re: Vote against/for...]
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 12 Nov 2002 10:12:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
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> > You literary
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> c /literary/literally/
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> > make me laugh out loud. Scott, why do you suppose Cubans risk
> > their lives almost daily to try and land on US shores? To escape
> > world class healthcare and education??
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> That's my guess... (if world class == "average" or even "median")
I expect you are correct. I searched for the WHO rankings, but I had no luck.
Although I did find this:
http://www.worldtravelcenter.com/jetstream/newsweather/newsletter/Oct00/health.htm
It makes no mention of Cuba, but it does tell us the WHO places the US system
at number 38 [very average]. The rankings appear to be dominated by nations
offering various forms of socialised medicine – perhaps there is a lesson in
that?
Also, [for John] if a Cuban were to leave Cuba for better healthcare, I would
imagine that s/he would be more likely to find work in the service industry(?)
and end up with no effective healthcare cover – like 44,000,000 of your
countrymen. Do you agree?
Scott A
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> > You think Cuba is doing well, eh? Let's wait until Castro
> > finally kicks the bucket and Cuba opens up to world markets.
> > Let's see how she will do with a little dose of free market
> > economy. We have been poised to offer assistance for decades...
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> Apparently we're offering some as we speak.
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> http://www.inothernews.net/archive/strip010.asp
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> (to see all of them so far: http://www.inothernews.net/ and go through the
> calendar to choose them...)
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> I know, I know, it's only marginally related but I thought it was funny. So
> sue me.
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| (...) c /literary/literally/ (...) That's my guess... (if world class == "average" or even "median") (...) Apparently we're offering some as we speak. (URL) see all of them so far: (URL) and go through the calendar to choose them...) I know, I know, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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