drmiler: We have a trade deficet because *America* won't let a lot of China's goods into the country and so China responds in kind. As far as setting rates what are you reffering to as"the market" setting the rates? China (and other countries) have used their currency reserves (extra money) to
I can sympathize -- my sister in law is in a bedroom community in Indiana and her dentist did some bizarre things to her kids teeth (basically glued two adjacent primary teeth together). Unfortunately he's basically the "only game in town" and so she'll have to go far out of her way if she wants to change -- and who knows if the next guy in the next small town is any better? I know you're ranting but I'll write it anyways: dentists are respons
Here be Mapquest's answer: Link . I used to live "nearby" on Lake St. Clair in Sarnia, Ontario -- decent weather except for the odd "lake effects" (e.g., huge snowstorms, high humidity). I remember seeing lots of commercials for used cars
Here's something to consider: "Is US health really the best in the world?" ( Link ) Note the link is to the PubMed citation -- the actual journal is at JAMA (registration is free but required for archived articles). No conclusions are reached on why the United States (among its economic peers) ranks so low in the health in
Doesn't Canada use price controls on drugs? Here's Health Canada's little blurb on the cross border pharmaceuticals issue ( Link ). <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bgColor=#FFF394 class="mb
I'd like to extend Not a Moron 's line of argument a bit: what's lacking is a reasoned philosophy of health care based on why a society (e.g., my own, Canada) wants people healthy. On the why side of things, at minimum I think North Americans can generally agree: a) people who are healthier tend to be more productive in their endeavours (e.g., work, learning, hobbies, etc.) than people who are not, and b) we have co
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