Quote Originally Posted by flyboy View Post
Here is the WHO (world health organization) ranking of the health care in different countries:
1 France
2 Italy
3 San Marino
4 Andorra
5 Malta
6 Singapore
7 Spain
8 Oman
9 Austria
10 Japan
11 Norway
12 Portugal
13 Monaco
14 Greece
15 Iceland
16 Luxembourg
17 Netherlands
18 United Kingdom
19 Ireland
20 Switzerland
21 Belgium
22 Colombia
23 Sweden
24 Cyprus
25 Germany
26 Saudi Arabia
27 United Arab Emirates
28 Israel
29 Morocco
30 Canada
31 Finland
32 Australia
33 Chile
34 Denmark
35 Dominica
36 Costa Rica
37 United States of America
38 Slovenia
39 Cuba
40 Brunei

For some reason it seems like the countries that have the "four year" education (it is six-six and a half in Norway) scores all over higher than the "six years plus a bunch of stuff before and after" system.
Is there really any need for a MD to make 500.000 a year? So what if they just made 150.000? It is not like thay would have to take the bus to work anyway.. And would it really hurt them to step down from driving a Porche to a Lexus?
Health care is three times as expensive in the US as in other countries with similar income. The ironic part is that the countries with similar income most likely scores higher on quality of health care.
Don't get me wrong, I love the US, but this entire health care debate has ****ed me off a bit lately: of course it is ok to debate wether or not ot is good for the US to get universal health care, but why is it such a big thing to talk so much about how bad it is in Europe, when it really works a lot better?
You should travel to Dominica and you would realize how stupid this listing is. The european nations ahead of us, sure. Cuba? Colombia? Chile? Are you joking? Besides I think we should all move there since it seem the WHO says that these are the best places to be. I vote that all Americans who are able should move to Europe and all the other said countries. Let me know when everyone is going because for all of its faults, I have lived elsewhere and traveled and I would rather live here than anywhere else. The airports have planes leaving everyday. it will be lonely, but there is a lot of land here and I'll go to farming since there wont be any creditors to pay or bills for that matter.I mean I like the jungle and and cocaine fields and Dominica is as modern as it gets (I have been there, its awful unless you are a tourist). If you think docs should make less than bankers then perhaps they should quit and let the bankers die. $500K may seem like lot, but compared to what others have made with far less sacrifice and accrued with greed, I think they deserve it. If you disagree great, the US is a democracy and your vote and opinion is equal to mine.
However, its all opinion. I prefer to keep this friendly. I hope responses are geared to only the scenario.
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