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Author: Langevinger66Langevinger66 Date: Jul 26, 2008 12:12
On 26 jul, 20:18, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:> On Jul 26, 2:12 am, chazwin yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> In this election it is worth mentioning an area that does not feature
>> in the list of hot election issues, but which demonstrates to the
>> whole world what makes American great.
>> American is free; its citizens are free. America is the richest
>> country in the world and best at everything. It is because each and
>> every American is free to choose his or her own destiny, and spend
>> their cash exactly how they wish.
>> Thus American ranks a pitiful 42nd in terms of life expectancy, below
>> almost every other developed country on earth. But despite this SOME
>> Americans are longer lived than any on earth.
>> The disparity between Connecticut, a rich state, and Mississippi for
>> life expectancy is a staggering 30 years!
>> 47 million Americans cannot afford health insurance.
>> The US has dropped from second place in 1990 to 12th place in terms of
>> human development, and has THE HIGHEST child poverty of any of the
>> richest countries on earth (it is good to see that the US is best at
>> some things).
>> Some 14%%, that is 40 million Americans lack basic literacy. This is
>> not because it has a higher standard - its standards are widely
>> regarded on the "lite" side.
>> The last census of 2006 shows 36 million below the poverty line.
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>> How is it that America has the highest number of fridges and
>> televisions, asks the US conservative think-tank "Heritage
>> Foundation"? This is like asking why the Iraqis do not enjoy the most
>> peaceful place on earth due to the number of "peackeepers". If you
>> can't work out the analogy, you are part of the problem.
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>> Gee whiz. Its great to be American!
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>> Source for stats: Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian Weekly, International
>> News.
proud is very suspicious your brain washed?
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