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Strategies & Market Trends : Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (68402)9/2/2007 1:15:08 PM
From: ballsschweaty  Read Replies (6) of 116555
 
<most of them have longer lived healthier populations we we do while spending less per capita.>

The U.S. has the most technologically advanced medical system in the world. The reason for the lower lifespans and unhealthy population has little to do with the healthcare system and everything to do with the unhealthy lifestyle habits of most Americans.

We're the fattest people in the world. By the time the healthcare system gets involved, there is no amount of pills and surgery that can reverse the damage caused by years of eating too much, drinking too much booze and not exercising enough. An ounce of prevention is definitely worth a pound of cure.

The answer to the U.S. healthcare problem is not socialization. Americans need to stop eating hormone and pesticide laden bacon and get up off the couch and start exercising. Healthy lifestyle habits would eliminate about 80% of the costs while extending lifespans considerably.
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