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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (64393)	5/8/2008 11:34:40 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 543095

What makes you think that being more homogenous gives you longevity? Perhaps he means in terms of culture. Canadians are a sane and sober people. I don't know how having the same genes matters in terms of longevity, either, unless we're talking about small countries with a sturdy stock. Canada doesn't particularly fit that bill. Since we found out that life expectancy doesn't really measure how long people are living and that it fluctuates easily, and that "life expectancy" and "longevity" are often used interchangeably, I don't put as much stock in it. There's also the difference between length of life and length of healthy life. Hard to tell what the numbers mean. But homogeneity does matter in making a socialized medical system work. Shared cultural values in terms of personal responsibility, system usage, and medical equality make it easier to gracefully pay into a common pot for medical bills.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (64393)	5/8/2008 1:42:22 PM
From: biotech_bull	Respond to of 543095

It is more a question of uniform lifestyle, culture, health education, genetics etc. And Canada & Sweden do not have a large african-american & hispanic poplulation that have lower lifespans across the board . The point is it's hard to attribute longevity solely to the quality of healthcare when there are so many other variables. The improvement in life expectancy from covering uninsureds may or may not be offset by decreased quality & long waiting times for needed interventions