On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:49:14 -0500, Bob Robinson
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

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You may have done this, but as a US citizen, you can't compare the
costs in the US with those in another country until you compare the
average wage and prices etc.

Obviously there is something seriously wrong here. For example, my wife
and I were living in Italy 3 years ago when she came down with a severe
case of bronchitis. As U.S. citizens we were not covered by the Italian

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antibiotics. While he was at it he gave both of us a flu shot. The
total cost: $25US, and it cost $7.50 to fill the prescription. The
difference - probably the lack of ambulance chasing lawyers and

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It's not the milk and honey we hate. It's having it
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