Thread: Another Constitutional Crisis

Originally Posted by Crotalus

I read several threads on the subject. They all claimed that Brit dentistry was great, but Brits didn't feel the need to take their teeth to the standard Americans do.

Could it be that they have been indoctrinated to accept less?

Could it be that Americans have been indoctrinated to spend thousands of dollars on purely cosmetic and unnecessary dental procedures?




Point being, you're arguing about a "statistic" which neither of you has proffered up data to support. This thread is going nowhere fast, borders on insulting whole nationalities, and if it continues as a whizzing contest it'll be closed. Period.

You know what matters about dental health? Cavities. Can you guess who has the fewest number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in twelve year olds on average in all OECD countries? That's right, the UK. If you like, you can double-check that pretty graph at the OECD's online statistics database. That database has all kinds of different statistics ranging from mortality rates to general economic data you can select from and compare different countries to each other.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

.... Obamacare is going to bring down the best healthcare system in the world and reduce it to what the Brits and Canadians have. ...

The Brits have a quota for their dentists. They are only paid for a certain amount of procedures a year. When that quota is fulfilled, they go on vacation. Why do you think the Brits have such notoriously bad teeth? They have the best teeth their government can afford, which happens to be horrible.

all deleted, forget it, I'm done trying to explain things to you, you simply don't WANT to see the real world around you.
Please stay happy in your own little world.

If you live along the Southern U.S Border many go to Mexico for dental work. Many of the dentists are U.S trained and actually cater to Americans and of course the prices are way lower. As far as Canadians coming to the U.S for medical treatment the fact is the U.S has the best most advanced medical care in the world for the few who can afford it. Most who come here from around the world are those who can afford it.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

There once were two cats of Kilkenny
Each thought there was one cat too many
So they fought and they fit
And they scratched and they bit
'Til (excepting their nails
And the tips of their tails)
Instead of two cats there weren't any!

Dear Mr. hoglahoo,

Whats up with all this cat talk, are you saying cats a cannibals?

I am pro cat and I really like kittens.

Charlie

Mr. TLAR, I apologize for making it personal. I am rarely asked if the cat's got my tongue meowdays. Just pawing at the participants in this thread makes me feel like I've lost another of my nine lives. You could say I was saved by a whisker from curiosity killing the cat, which is now out of the bag by the way - well, it's both in the bag and out of the bag until you observe it. That's neither here nor there - speaking of here and there though, there once was a man from St Ives......

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

well, it's both in the bag and out of the bag until you observe it.

Einstein disagrees....

so what if I believe in God, Smaller government, more state self reliance, less people in my pockets, the constitution, equal rights for everyone, and generally believe the government has no right to spend more money than it brings in with out a populous vote....am I a hate filled conservative nut job? or am I a fan of the founding fathers...

no one here has the right to pass judgement on anyone else. Fighting on here is basically pointless. People want to hear what they want to hear, facts be damned.

I can not wait to see what November brings.

Originally Posted by HNSB

Einstein disagrees....

I disagree, that was Shrodinger...

I really love arguments that fall back on "what the founding fathers would do....". They disagreed about this stuff as much as people do now. The most amazing result was the republic they did compromise upon. That's history, we now have a democracy and the voters have been bought and paid for....

Every day I am more and more convinced that the main difference between smart people and stupid people is that stupid people have all the answers.