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Default OT. How much does it cost the average American (family) forhealth care insurance.

On Aug 28, 5:11*pm, "
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HeyBub wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
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"HeyBub" wrote:


In the United States, we don't want to die early from heart failure
or cancer
Really? Then why do we live on McDonalds and Cheetohs? A woman I know,
lifelong smoker, got lung cancer three years ago. Vowed to fight it
and win. Did the whole chemo thing, and was in remission for 16
months. Now it's back.


Through the whole thing, she never stopped smoking. Americans want to
die early, that's for damn sure.


Well, not wanting to die doesn't preclude wanting other things...


Fact is, once cancer or heart disease IS diagnosed, Americans live longer
than Canadians.


As an aside, we're living longer and we're getting fatter. I wonder if
there's a connection...


Living longer than what? *US is way down the list for life expenctancy
for indust. countries.- Hide quoted text -


You do realize that life expectancy is not just based on those who die
of natural causes don't you? We kill ourselves off faster than any
country in the world in our cars, with our guns, and just sheer
stupidity.