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Message 77 of 98 (667824)
07-12-2012 2:03 PM

Reply to: Message 75 by New Cat's Eye
07-12-2012 1:48 PM

Re: recent data on fleeing Canadians

Meh. Apples and Oranges. Those countries have a fraction of the population that we do.

First, that not true. Germanys 80 million+ citizens is hardly a fraction. Neither is britains 60 mil+.

Second, why do you think that population size matter? Really, tell me.

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Message 79 of 98 (667827)
07-12-2012 2:55 PM

Reply to: Message 78 by New Cat's Eye
07-12-2012 2:42 PM

Re: recent data on fleeing Canadians

What, do you think, that theres a fixed number of doctors, nurses, facilities etc., per country?

China and India (which have about 5x and 4x the population of the US, respectively)

China has a per capita GDP of $5,413, India's $3,693 and the US? $48,386. See, thats why.

Germany has a rather more comparable GDP per capita at $43,741.

Comparing US healthcare to China or Indias, is comparing apple and oranges.. Comparing US healthcare with western europe healthcare makes sense.

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Message 93 of 98 (667857)
07-12-2012 7:58 PM

Reply to: Message 80 by New Cat's Eye
07-12-2012 3:05 PM

Re: recent data on fleeing Canadians

Does Germany have the same "1%" problem that the US has? What's the numbers for the people in the bottom 5% or so look like? How many poor, uneducated, and/or overweight people does Germany have? How's the environment compare? Geographical distribution? Population density?

There's a shit-pile of variables...

Thats a whole lot of questions, for someone who already made up their mind on this issue..

Well I disagree and I'm not just going to take your word for it. ABE Clarification: I don't mean that I disagree that comparing to China or India is apples to oranges. I disagree with the second sentence.

Can you explain why?

Edited by rbp, : No reason given.

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