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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (5271)3/5/2008 12:42:24 PM
From: John Koligman  Respond to of 42652
 
Isn't average life expectancy around 72 for a male and perhaps 77 for a female these days? If so, we are talking over 20k per year even with medicare per couple if I am looking at this correctly. Seems high, but perhaps the numbers are skewed by the very old that use doctors much more often. I see that in my family with elders in their late 80's...

John



To: TimF who wrote (5271)3/5/2008 1:28:40 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 42652
 
It's funny that we have become so spoiled that we think we're entitled to maintain our standard of living when we stop working. Sheesh!


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