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How Will Obamacare Affect the Average American?

Chad7 Wrote: Nov 03, 2009 11:53 PM
We don't consistently have "the best survival rates". We win some, we lose some. But in any case, these numbers are usually pretty misleading because they are completely clouded by early detection. For example:

British and American men both develop colon cancer at age 55. The American's cancer is discovered at age 57. The Brit's is not discovered until age 60. Both survive until age 64.

Who contributed to a higher "survival rate"? Who would you rather be? Why the difference?

And have fun explaining how despite our higher cancer "survival rates" than the Brits, they have a much smaller fraction of their population dying of cancer (its not demographics or smoking, btw).


So Nancy Pelosi and President Obama are adamant that Congress pass their health care bill. They’ve dismissed the August protesters and are pushing for passage as soon as possible. But, what does this mean for the average American (we’ll call her Mary Smith), a single mother of two struggling to get by in a down economy. She hears terms like “individual mandate,” “employer mandate,” and “CBO score.” But none of this helps her understand what health care reform means for her.

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