US 25th--behind Romania!--in internet speeds

Man, how Third World are we going to sink? Of course, our mortality rate, last I saw, is 37th in the world so we're more likely to die younger than people in Costa-freakin'-Rica. I've written that here before and it's just disgusting. But now this? We're ranked 25th, internationally, and we're behind--slower than--Romania? Holy cow, people. We need to work together. Oh, and we also need to take our country back from the corporations. That whole "end campaign contributions" thing I harp on for good reason. Link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/america-land-of-the-slow/?scp=3&sq=internet%20speeds&st=cse

Best health care in the world?

No, only the most expensive.

As I said earlier, another chart, this one on the insane, obscene amount we spend in this country on health care.  It's ludicrous.  

And on top of that, we're ranked (here we go again) 37th in the world, in mortality rates, behind Third World Costa Rica, for pity's sake.  And do you know why we're behind Costa Rica?  We're behind Costa-freakin'-Rica because they have universal health care.

And we likely never will.

HL Mencken couldn't have known how right--and prophetic--he was when he said "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." 

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In case you haven't seen it

Reasons why we need to fix--truly fix--our health care system.

The other 12 parts are on You Tube or you can rent the movie locally.


Have a great weekend, y'all.

Not change our health care system?

To anyone who says we "have the best health care system in the world" or that "we don't need to change our health care system" or that "the American people don't want our health care system changed", I can now give them, along with statistics and hard data showing ours as the most expensive health care system in the world, as well as other, failing mortality and disease rates, the following :

"A new Associated Press-GfK Poll finds a widespread hunger for improvements to the health care system, which suggests President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies have a political opening to push their plan. Half of all Americans say health care should be changed a lot or 'a great deal,' and only 4 percent say it shouldn't be changed at all."

Note to Congress: Give us our health care reform. Make it work.

For anyone and everyone who thinks we don't need health care reform

This is what too many of us have come to.

The Kansas City Star reports today that there will be a free health care clinic right here in our own little cowtown. It is to be a two day event at Bartle Hall December 9 and 10.

As I said, this is what health care has come to here in the US.

The richest country in the world has the most expensive--and least available--health care system in the world.

These free health care fairs have been done in the Appalachians, the West Coast (LA), the East Coast (West Virginia) and elsewhere. For too many of us, our insurance and insurance companies have priced us out of having good, sound health care.

It's undeniable but people and corporations deny it, regardless.

It's sad.

It's pathetic.

Maddening.

Did you know that the US is ranked 37th, internationally, when it comes to mortality rates?

Yeah, we are.

We are BEHIND Costa Rica on this.

Costa freakin' Rica, people.

Think we have the best health care system in the world?

Think again.

And did you see yesterday in the media that we are ranked number 3, again internationally, in terms of obesity rates?

I'm not saying that's anyone's fault but our own, individually, but it adds up to a really ugly health care picture.

If one more right-wing, closed-minded, uniformed, jingoistic chucklehead--family, friend, whatever--claims we don't need health care reform, I may well go apeshit on 'em.

Link: http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/1597536.html