IS IT NOT TRUE THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS COMPETITIVE AND ALWAYS STRIVING TO FIGHT THE ILL-MINDED, SO WHY NOT APPROVE THE “UNIVERSAL” HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO SHOW COMPETITIVENESS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD BY FIGHTING THE ILL AT HOME BY PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE TO ALL?!
US fares poorly in child welfare survey"The parents in Europe aren't as poor. They have universal health care, and it's understood that you have access to health care without recrimination. ... They have children when they're ready," said Smeeding, who also heads the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_re_eu/eu_oecd_child_development