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To: i-node who wrote (502286)	8/6/2009 10:22:39 PM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574609

You might as well talk to the wall. lj

To: i-node who wrote (502286)	8/6/2009 10:38:58 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574609

Do you really believe our lifestyle is markedly more unhealty than Europeans? They eat fatty foods and smoke like chimneys! They abuse drugs and alcohol at least as much as we do. They seem to bathe half as often as us. But, they DO have a social safety net that puts ours to shame. THAT's the major difference.

To: i-node who wrote (502286)	8/7/2009 9:15:17 AM
From: combjelly	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574609

There you go again. It would require the abolition of junk food, cigarettes, limiting miles driven, forced exercise, weight limitations, a massive curtailment in alcohol and drug abuse" While some of these have merit, many don't. Take cigarettes, for example. In most countries, there is a much larger fraction of the population who smokes. And when they smoke, they smoke more. Alcohol and drug abuse is similar. And limiting miles driven would have little effect. The highway fatality rate is much lower than that of driving on city streets. IIRC, most fatal accidents occur within 10 miles of where the victim lives.

To: i-node who wrote (502286)	8/8/2009 4:20:25 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574609

When the US is in the top five in terms of lifespan, get back to me and we can then talk about how good health care is in this country. That would be a remarkable accomplishment. It would require the abolition of junk food, cigarettes, limiting miles driven, forced exercise, weight limitations, a massive curtailment in alcohol and drug abuse, and any number of other exogenous factors that cause our lifespans to be shorter than those in other countries. Apparently, other countries are doing it....why can't we?