The raw facts on health care, US vs Canda

[Toro]

Additionally, you are falsely associating the minor differences in mortality and disease rates with other countries to healthcare.

Why is this a problem? You are ignoring demographics.

Canada and Australia simply do not have the same demographics of the United States. Neither Canada nor Australia has a massive African-descent underclass populating the inner cities, nor do they have over 20 million largely uneducated immigrants from Mexico.

This is only somewhat true. Canada has less dramatically poor people because it has a more extensive social welfare system.

But in reality, the number of Americans poor relative to the median isn't much higher than most developed countries in the world.

 

[Vast LWC]

But in reality, the number of Americans poor relative to the median isn't much higher than most developed countries in the world.

Interesting. Of course it all depends on what one considers "poor".

What is the average pay for people in the 20th percentile, for instance? What is the average pay in the 90th percentile?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Even little Costa Rica, with a one-tenth per capita income can come up with a system that insures all of it's citizens, and has private insurance that you can buy, if you feel the wait for the regular insurance is to long. Not only that, Costa Rica ranks third in life expectancy, behind only Japan and France. And their medical system is advanced enough that a substancial portion of their tourism is "medical vacations".

But all you Rushpublicans can say is "Oh no, we can't".

Keep waiting for you to move there.

seeing you hate so much about AMerica, why the fuck don't you move darlin'?

 

[Cecilie1200]

pretty much Cecile...he pretty much dismissed the fact that nearly half of the uninsured in this country are illegal immigrants

Did you know that in some of the estimations of the uninsured, they actually count people who are on Medicaid? Not just people who qualify for Medicaid and haven't applied, but people who are actually receiving it.

I never, EVER listen to statistics cited by leftists. I'd sooner believe my teenager's explanations for how all the Oreos disappeared. At least HIS lies are more creative.

 

[Toro]

But in reality, the number of Americans poor relative to the median isn't much higher than most developed countries in the world.

Interesting. Of course it all depends on what one considers "poor".

What is the average pay for people in the 20th percentile, for instance? What is the average pay in the 90th percentile?

I had meant to post this graph but forgot.

 

[elvis]

Even little Costa Rica, with a one-tenth per capita income can come up with a system that insures all of it's citizens, and has private insurance that you can buy, if you feel the wait for the regular insurance is to long. Not only that, Costa Rica ranks third in life expectancy, behind only Japan and France. And their medical system is advanced enough that a substancial portion of their tourism is "medical vacations".

But all you Rushpublicans can say is "Oh no, we can't".

Keep waiting for you to move there.

seeing you hate so much about AMerica, why the fuck don't you move darlin'?

I'm not the one that wants to change America into a socialist utopia.