I wonder if the people that did that report are from the University of East Anglia.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Blake Bowers" <bbow...@mozarks.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:49 PM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... > Lets get our fact straight. > > The WHO report that you are referencing that puts us > at 37 is also reported to have a number of flaws. > > And Cuba on that report is actually lower than the US, at #39. > > http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html > > Canada at 30 is laughable - as evidenced by the daily > bus trips made in to the US for people to pay to see > a doctor, versus waiting on the Canadian health care > system. > > http://www.healthandsharing.com/21/articledetail > > has some interesting facts, I really like the one about the > the member of the Canadian Parliment, who when faced with > cancer jumped ship on the Canadian health care system, to seek > care in the US. > > And what country is the leader in medical research and innovation > other (moreso) than the US? Cite, please. > > > > > > > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:22 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... > > >> Actually, most of the advancement now is coming from other countries. >> We're >> behind but since we live in it, we can't smell it. We rank near number >> 37 >> in health care, that certainly is not being a leader. Even our friend, >> Cuba >> ranks higher than we do. Shameful for a country as well off as we are. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Blake Bowers >> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:34 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... >> >> With no profit we would have no advancement. >> >> >> Don't take your organs to heaven, >> heaven knows we need them down here! >> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> >> To: "'Tom Sharples'" <tsharp...@qorvus.com>; "'WISPA General List'" >> <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:13 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Insurance.... >> >> >>> Exactly. We are the one and only industrialized country (with whatever >>> industry we might have left) who puts "profit" in healthcare. As you >>> stated, their goal is to NOT pay and they can and do come up with >>> anything >>> they can find to do that. >>> >>> Profit has no place in healthcare. Single payer is the only thing I see >>> working. As far as increased taxes to pay for it, we already are paying >>> for >>> it and getting zero bang for our buck. As George from the great white >>> north >>> said, healthcare shows up nowhere in his budget. They just pay extra in >>> taxes. >>> >>> Medicare for all. End of the controversy. Simple. >>> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
