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As you pointed out, the population difference is pretty significant.Denmark - Obesity rate 9.5%
United Sates - Obesity rate 30.6%
Do ya think that might matter?
Of course it matters. But does it matter to the tune of a trillion dollars?
I don't think so.
After extrapolation, we should be living to age 95.
After extrapolation, we should be living to age 95.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to xotoxi again.
lol
That's two things I've wanted to rep you on now in the past five minutes.
I know why there's such a big difference - all the money has gone to xotoxi!
<cue gif of shocked gopher>
The Danes have centrally rationed medical services, while Americans can spend all they want when they want. Moreover, the American numbers are quite probably inflated, by people who treat their insurance as pre-paid medical rather than for catastrophic medical/trauma events.Defensive nothing.
I said you were using an non sequitur used by hacks, not necessarily that you were acting as one yourself.
Elective surgeries are only one aspect of the amount of money spent on medical services, and the fact that there are numerous other unrelated factors that play into life expectancy still stands.
Simply put, the life expectancy angle is a total red herring.
Saying that healthcare spending and life span is a total red herring is pretty silly. Drop healthcare spending to zero and I'm willing to bet that life expectancy ain't going to remain constant.
Of course, getting more facelifts and eating lots of Ho-Hos does have some effect on this graph. But do the math. The Danes live as long as Americans yet spend about $4000 per capita less than Americans on healthcare annually. With 310 million Americans, that is a difference of $1.24 trillion for the same outcome. Now, I'm sure eating lots herring and breathing in sea salt is healthy, but that's a lot of coin to explain away as lifestyle and elective surgery.
If you could quantify your argument, it would be appreciated.
The Danes have centrally rationed medical services, while Americans can spend all they want when they want. Moreover, the American numbers are quite probably inflated, by people who treat their insurance as pre-paid medical rather than for catastrophic medical/trauma events.
Likewise, and as was already pointed out, Americans die in traffic wrecks at the rate of about 35,000 annually. Also, America's murder rate is doubtlessly much higher as well. Then, there's all the smoking, drinking, obesity and recreational drug use that are very much a part of the American side of the equation...How do those stats stack up to the Danes?
What you're supplying is a stale non sequitur used by partisan hacks.Nope.
Just supplying information.
Americans spend lots of money on medical procedures that have nothing whatsoever to do with life expectancy. Moreover, lifestyle choices (i.e. chronic overeating) have far more to do with life expectancy, than what the society as a whole spends on medical services.
You're way smarter than this, dude.
Murder of young people may play a part as well. Bloods and Crips have a low life expectancy.
Defensive nothing.What you're supplying is a stale non sequitur used by partisan hacks.
Americans spend lots of money on medical procedures that have nothing whatsoever to do with life expectancy. Moreover, lifestyle choices (i.e. chronic overeating) have far more to do with life expectancy, than what the society as a whole spends on medical services.
You're way smarter than this, dude.
My, my, aren't we defensive. Somebody might say that that response is partisan. Not me, of course...
That regression line is a pretty close fit. That's a helluva lot of tummy tucks and meals at IHOP to produce such a significant outlier as that.
I think you and I both know there's more to it than that.
I said you were using an non sequitur used by hacks, not necessarily that you were acting as one yourself.
Elective surgeries are only one aspect of the amount of money spent on medical services, and the fact that there are numerous other unrelated factors that play into life expectancy still stands.
Simply put, the life expectancy angle is a total red herring.
I wonder how car accidents figure in also. Doubt if there are too many 3 car families in most of those places.
And Ravi - I do believe in common sense gun control.
The Danes have centrally rationed medical services, while Americans can spend all they want when they want. Moreover, the American numbers are quite probably inflated, by people who treat their insurance as pre-paid medical rather than for catastrophic medical/trauma events.Defensive nothing.
I said you were using an non sequitur used by hacks, not necessarily that you were acting as one yourself.
Elective surgeries are only one aspect of the amount of money spent on medical services, and the fact that there are numerous other unrelated factors that play into life expectancy still stands.
Simply put, the life expectancy angle is a total red herring.
Saying that healthcare spending and life span is a total red herring is pretty silly. Drop healthcare spending to zero and I'm willing to bet that life expectancy ain't going to remain constant.
Of course, getting more facelifts and eating lots of Ho-Hos does have some effect on this graph. But do the math. The Danes live as long as Americans yet spend about $4000 per capita less than Americans on healthcare annually. With 310 million Americans, that is a difference of $1.24 trillion for the same outcome. Now, I'm sure eating lots herring and breathing in sea salt is healthy, but that's a lot of coin to explain away as lifestyle and elective surgery.
If you could quantify your argument, it would be appreciated.
Likewise, and as was already pointed out, Americans die in traffic wrecks at the rate of about 35,000 annually. Also, America's murder rate is doubtlessly much higher as well. Then, there's all the smoking, drinking, obesity and recreational drug use that are very much a part of the American side of the equation...How do those stats stack up to the Danes?
Yes....Let's compare the longevity rate of our entire nation, with a country whose population doesn't add up to that of Florida.