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Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost?
Alexander Sheppard wrote:
You must be using the Cuban health plan. You're right, they do spend less on health care than us... First of all I said industrialized nations. Second, you should consider that the US is ranked, I think it was 18th or 19th in life expectancy, and 30th in infant mortality. We spend roughly 40% more than the nearest other country on healthcare however, per capita. Yes - but a non-trivial part of that is spent on keeping seriously ill upper middle class people alive for a couple of months to a year longer than they would otherwise while being in constant pain and suffering. -- Sander +++ Out of cheese error +++ |
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