The United States of America where. . .

[dedndave]

yah - i think he's pulling your leg   :P
in the "what you do for fun" thread, he says he beats people up
i have had occasion to get a little enjoyment out of tossing drunks out on their ears, but it isn't what i'd call a hobby - lol

[Bill Cravener]

Only in America can so many go without preventative health care.

The middle class is dead.

Unemployment is at 9.6 9 percent.

1 of every 7 Americans now lives in poverty.

1 out of every 3 Americans has high blood pressure.

1 in 3 Americans will have Type 2 diabetes by 2050.

Over 50 59 million Americans have no health care.

Illegal drug use is up to record levels.

Corporate greed controls the government.

Religious fanatics are everywhere.

Guns kill people one innocent bystander at a time.

Other then the above troubles, it's a great place to live. . . :bg

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A905U20101110

[clive]

Only in America can so many go without preventative health care.

As a percentage, or physical numbers? Good health care, or subsistence level. I suspect India, China, and those in Africa, might beg to disagree.

Over 50 59 million Americans have no health care.

Have no health insurance, per the article. But like car insurance, insurance typically isn't a model for supporting regular maintenance costs, it is a lottery/gaming model to pay out big for a few, at the expense of the many. Health care isn't "free" anywhere. I don't need insurance to fix my car, I am mandated to buy it, will mandating the purchase of health insurance help those who can't or won't pay for it now?

Illegal drug use is up to record levels.

Should we legalize some of them? That'd fix the accounting problem. Or should we aggressively enforce drug and border issues. Should people be able to phuk up their own lives, or should we be incarcerating large numbers of people with ridiculous sentencing laws. I'd say stop attacking the problem at the individual level, and attack it at the business, money, supply chain and transportation level. Locking people up is not the solution, eliminating the sources/supply, and taking the money would be a good start. Providing communities with meaningful jobs, quality education, would help break this destructive cycle.

[dedndave]

i do think we spend too much time and money chasing marijuana smokers - lol
the DEA, as well as local law enforcement departments, are armed to the teeth
in many cases, they are better equipped than the poor guys we send to Iraq
and - they will bring the full brunt of it down on some guy smoking a hooter in the alley

on the flip-side, i don't want any more speed-freaks/crack-heads running around than we already have