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More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Including

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:22 pm

More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Including Cuba: WHO Study


Good thing we don't need universal healthcare. :coffee:
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by Robert_S » Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:49 pm

Reminds me, I need to put aside some extra money for a doctor's visit next week :sadcheer:
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:04 pm

Aye, its all in The Spirit Level, unequal societies do worse at this kind of thing.
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Post by Seth » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:16 am

I'm all for universal health care...so long as YOU are paying for it for ME and I don't have to pay anything ever, including taxes.

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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by JimC » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:57 am

My wife has a friend who recently spent a few weeks travelling around the US. She was astounded at the massive numbers of homeless people she saw, including young families with kids, sleeping rough or dossing down in a car. Sure, we have them here too, but she was seriously taken aback by the numbers...

If families with kids are homeless, expect another child mortality spike...
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Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:58 am

Those homeless people better not be sleeping in any of my cardboard boxes, that I paid for!
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Post by Rum » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:58 am

Advanced capitalism at work Jim.
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by Hermit » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:15 am

JimC » wrote:My wife has a friend who recently spent a few weeks travelling around the US. She was astounded at the massive numbers of homeless people she saw, including young families with kids, sleeping rough or dossing down in a car. Sure, we have them here too, but she was seriously taken aback by the numbers...
Well, seeing they have chosen to be parasites on society by staying willfully unemployed, so :dunno:
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by JimC » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:07 am

Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:My wife has a friend who recently spent a few weeks travelling around the US. She was astounded at the massive numbers of homeless people she saw, including young families with kids, sleeping rough or dossing down in a car. Sure, we have them here too, but she was seriously taken aback by the numbers...
Well, seeing they have chosen to be parasites on society by staying willfully unemployed, so :dunno:
Not quite sure of the target of the sarcasm, here...
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by Hermit » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:09 am

JimC » wrote:
Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:My wife has a friend who recently spent a few weeks travelling around the US. She was astounded at the massive numbers of homeless people she saw, including young families with kids, sleeping rough or dossing down in a car. Sure, we have them here too, but she was seriously taken aback by the numbers...
Well, seeing they have chosen to be parasites on society by staying willfully unemployed, so :dunno:
Not quite sure of the target of the sarcasm, here...
Libertarianism. I thought that would have been obvious enough.
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by JimC » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:11 am

Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:
Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:My wife has a friend who recently spent a few weeks travelling around the US. She was astounded at the massive numbers of homeless people she saw, including young families with kids, sleeping rough or dossing down in a car. Sure, we have them here too, but she was seriously taken aback by the numbers...
Well, seeing they have chosen to be parasites on society by staying willfully unemployed, so :dunno:
Not quite sure of the target of the sarcasm, here...
Libertarianism. I thought that would have been obvious enough.
Fair enough, but Seth hasn't posted here that I can see, so it was a wasted shot...
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by Geoff » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:15 am

JimC » wrote:
Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:
Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:My wife has a friend who recently spent a few weeks travelling around the US. She was astounded at the massive numbers of homeless people she saw, including young families with kids, sleeping rough or dossing down in a car. Sure, we have them here too, but she was seriously taken aback by the numbers...
Well, seeing they have chosen to be parasites on society by staying willfully unemployed, so :dunno:
Not quite sure of the target of the sarcasm, here...
Libertarianism. I thought that would have been obvious enough.
Fair enough, but Seth hasn't posted here that I can see, so it was a wasted shot...
4th post in the thread...
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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by JimC » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:19 am

Geoff » wrote:
JimC » wrote:
Seraph » wrote:
JimC » wrote:[quote="Seraph »Well, seeing they have chosen to be parasites on society by staying willfully unemployed, so :dunno:
Not quite sure of the target of the sarcasm, here...
Libertarianism. I thought that would have been obvious enough.
Fair enough, but Seth hasn't posted here that I can see, so it was a wasted shot...
4th post in the thread...[/quote]

Missed him!

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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by Hermit » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:20 am

JimC » wrote:it was a wasted shot...
Almost all other posts in this forum are of course achieving something, so yes...

Edit: LOL, Geoff. I forgot about that one as well.

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Re: More Infants Die Early in US than in 40 Countries, Inclu

Post by Geoff » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:22 am

Not noticing Seth's posts is a naturally evolved defence mechanism in humans.
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