Healthcare Costs and Longevity
2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie in Buckinghamshire, England sent me this report on the relationship between healthcare spending and life expectancy among countries in the developed world. He writes:
Hi Craig,
I thought you would find this interesting.
Many Americans are horrified at the idea of “socialised medicine” but look at the results. Pretty much all the countries on the list have some form of universal healthcare paid for either by taxes or by compulsory universal insurance cover with average costs around half those in the U.S. and average life expectancies nearly 5 years longer!
Yes, there is no doubt that we have both higher healthcare costs and worse outcomes than the rest of the wealthiest nations. I’m sure there are dozens if not hundreds of groups trying to understand the correlation here.
In addition to the horrible fact that we have people dying of treatable diseases because they can’t afford healthcare, I would bet it’s a function of deregulated corporations’ impact on our lives, in terms of food/nutrition, toxic waste, etc.
It all comes down to something that permeates our lives here: we care very little about the wellbeing of others.
Ask yourself how well Donald Trump would fare if he were running to become Prime Minister of England (or the president of France). He’d be a laugh.
What hit me here was: Retweet so every American knows Trump was besties with Epstein.
When we consider the current presidential administration we tend to think of one person, Joe Biden, but we need to keep in mind that there are approximately 1500 people in various positions who are working hard under the president to build the base of jobs, strengthen the economy, and restore honesty and fairness to government.
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Think for a moment how few present-day Republicans hold to what Teddy Roosevelt said here. It’s actually smack-dab in the middle of the modern Democratic platform.
One would have thought this was as firmly fixed in our society as anything could possibly be.
I had the honor of meeting the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court a few years ago.
The lady in the “Jesus” shirt has a new style of holster for sale–one that is guaranteed to help you blow away your enemies in record time.
In an age where many Americans seem so eager to re-elect a man to the presidency who tried to overthrow the United States government, there are a few people from his party who stand vocally against him.
Re: the discussion at left, senior energy and financial analyst Robert Rapier writes:
