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To: Cogito who wrote (64593)	5/8/2008 11:38:47 PM
From: DanD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543149

Alan, If you are talking about the US vs Canada, you will give your bills to more Hispanics and Whites in the US. And about the same number of other ethnic groups in the US and Canada, with some deviation from the mean, very, very roughly speaking. That is distribution, not diversity. The only significant difference in diversity/homogeneousness in the US and Canadian numbers I can see is that the Hispanic population is more represented in the US. So we are approaching two dominant minorities in the US Hispanic and White. While Canada still has a dominant majority of white. But I think we agree on the impact to the argument of socialized medicine. Unless someone can produce numbers that show it's minorities are not served equally (within reason) by the Canadian system, I would argue that Canada is a model a single payer system that could support the US diversity. Dan D.

To: Cogito who wrote (64593)	5/9/2008 6:17:22 AM
From: NAG1	Respond to of 543149

Allen, You were talking about diversity and then asked this <<Does it affect the cost of healthcare in the US, or the likelihood that one healthcare system would work here and not elsewhere?>> Actually, the answer here is yes. Having different ethnicities with different potential for diseases secondary to genetics/diet/customs with different ways of approaching healthcare and with different responses to treatment make for a much more diverse and a more expensive approach to medicine. Neal

To: Cogito who wrote (64593)	5/9/2008 11:36:59 AM
From: Sawdusty	Respond to of 543149

I really can't speak about New York Allen, probably is more diverse, and I am far from an expert. I read this morning that Vancouver is populated by 41.7% "visible" minorities, mainly due to the Asian's I suspect. I just did a google search and found this: "Almost half, 46.9 per cent, of Toronto's population is made up of visible minorities." theglobeandmail.com That said, when you get out of the major cities it changes in a very big way. Anyway, I hope you don't think that I am trying to play - "my minorities are bigger than your minorities" , just passing comment. <g>