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In reply to the discussion: Dying young: Americans less likely to make it to 50 [View all]Ecumenist
(6,086 posts)29. OMG!! Well, Happy Birthday, Solly Mack. I turned 50 on the 30th and going on 3 years
as a survivor of stage 4 cervical cancer.
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How is this possible in the Country with the most expensive health care in the UNIVERSE?
democratisphere
Feb 2014
#1
It's because our whole society is designed primarily to make money for wealthy people.
Marr
Feb 2014
#5
And yet Denmark is virtually equal to the US in the overall chart and comes in second
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#31
It's 2nd-to-last for non-communicable disease, last for injuries, last for pregnancy-related deaths,
El_Johns
Feb 2014
#33
And guess who is to blame? The people who enable corporations... insurance companies
loudsue
Feb 2014
#7
“Even Americans with health insurance, higher incomes, college education and healthy behaviors"
El_Johns
Feb 2014
#15
Every segment of the US population lives shorter lives than their peers in other developed
El_Johns
Feb 2014
#12
Europe & Japan have chemical plants too, likely just as many per capita, in a generally more
El_Johns
Feb 2014
#23
If you look at the charts at the USC link, it is the violence in our society that accounts for
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#32
I would assume so, as it is intentional and violent. I'm saying look at the actual information
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#38
OMG!! Well, Happy Birthday, Solly Mack. I turned 50 on the 30th and going on 3 years
Ecumenist
Feb 2014
#29