Even if we are No. 42 on this list:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries.
For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles. […]
“Something’s wrong here when one of the richest countries in the world, the one that spends the most on health care, is not able to keep up with other countries,” said Dr. Christopher Murray, head of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
All I can say is: Why does Dr. Murray hate America? Just because we aren’t keeping up with Surrender Monkeys in Old Europe or Canada with their evil socialized health care schemes is no reason to go knocking the greatest nation that ever was or will be. Next thing you know these naysayers will be saying that the commies in Cuba have a better infant mortality rate that we do.
Oh. They did already? Nevermind.
– A relatively high percentage of babies born in the U.S. die before their first birthday, compared with other industrialized nations.
Forty countries, including Cuba, Taiwan and most of Europe had lower infant mortality rates than the U.S. in 2004.
Damn statistics!
It’s the relatively higher infant mortality rates and lower life expectancies among non-whites that are making the US look bad.
Those people shouldn’t count.
Snark.
To most Republicans they don’t.
God those Uninsured People must be really stupid. Don’t they know that “they can always go to the Emergency Room” where they will get all of their healthcare for free?
Who is it that made that quote above recently? I can’t seem to remember.
You guessed it!
The Decider!
Though I can recall the Oxycontin Man bloviating something along the same lines during the debate over Clinton’s health care plan.
This meme has been floating around on the Right for years now.
The Decider might have got that info from another rightwing buddy..Sean Hannity. Quite a few years ago that bastard was going on/on on his show about health care and how no one I repeat no one dies in this country from lack of health and yeah if those poor jerks really get sick they can go to the ER. I remember that as being on of the few times I got way to angry at someone on tv…..I really despise that sanctimonious prick.
Welcome to BL!
And (s)he is absolutely right; eliminate all those pesky minorities, and white America would top most rankings.
Who says everyone in society should count? /sn
what’s this Nairobi rumor I hear?
Let’s just hope it doesn’t get to that (under different circumstances – in a jiffy).
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Bourgeois Liberal
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."Glad to be here at long last.
And I (he ho hoo ha)firmly believe that while the three-fifths rule is a dead letter, its spirit lives on!