Posted by meri-tuuli on June 15, 2007, at 14:04:01
In reply to SiCko, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on June 15, 2007, at 13:26:31
Actually, that film should be interesting. He compares the health systems of the US, with those of the UK and France.
I read in the CIA factbook (google it, its a great resource) that the US has the same level of economic disparity between the rich and the poor as some of the sub-saharan countries. Ie, the rich are really rich, and the poor are really poor.
Scandinavian countries, on the other hand, have the least difference between the rich and the poor in the world - and it shows. Its safe for me to take the bus home at night on my own at 12midnight -- and I supposedly live in one of the 'rough' areas. And they don't even have private schools here, and all education, including unversity level education, is totally free for everyone.
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