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

To: Road Walker who wrote (13993)	3/5/2010 11:06:28 AM
From: Eric	Respond to of 42652

Yeah but we've been lapped a few times so it's not looking great.... LOL!

To: Road Walker who wrote (13993)	3/5/2010 11:33:01 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

Yeah but we've been lapped a few times so it's not looking great.... "According to the latest OECD figures (2003), Western European countries spend between 7.3 and 11.5% of their gross domestic product on health care. Ten years ago it was between 6.9 and 9.9%. In 1960 it was only around 4%." canadafreepress.com I eyeballed the latest figures, which are from 2007. They ranged from 9-11. oecd.org Yes, the US is higher, from 5.2 to 16. From 1960 the percentage has tripled. But Europe has nearly tripled, too. It's not like they're immune. It's not like they've solved the problem.