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Middle of the Road in Healthcare Leads to Socialism

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Point taken, a better example may have been an MRI of the lower intestine/colon.

As for the shorter life expectancy of Americans, personal observation would put poor eating habits and excess sugar and salt along with various other chemicals that the USDA permits in American food high on the list of items causing Americans to die prematurely. When held up against the same foods distributed in other countries almost universally the goods sold within the US contain higher levels of X (place whatever chemical or substance that is bad for human health here). A good indication that a population isn’t eating properly is that most grocery stores have 10% - 15% of their shelf space devoted to junk food and only a small corner promoting fresh produce. In addition to this, look at the comfortable life style most Americans engage in.

As a non-American, whenever I've traveled into the states a chemical analyses isn't required to tell me that more salt and sugar are included in the recipes used for American consumption. Everything is sticky sweet, it takes me a week to come back down, and loaded with so much salt my blood pressure hit’s uncharted highs. Coupled with a more sedate lifestyle, this is in my opinion a major cause of the medical services being overloaded and shortened lifespans in America.

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Beginning of the headline :The ever-expanding role of government in healthcare provides an excellent example of Ludwig Von Mises' warning that "The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism." Beginning in the 1940s, government policies distorted the health care market, causing prices to rise and denying many Americans access to quality care. Congress reacted to the problems caused by their prior interventions with new interventions, such as the HMO Act, ERISA, EMTLA, and various federal entitlement programs. Each... Read More

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