an interesting look at the health systems of two countries, gakked from Missmurchison

Not All Socialist Countries are Alike
by Nate Silver

This is Canada:



It's a big, pretty country to our north where they like hockey and talk like that weird uncle of yours from Minnesota.

This is the United Kingdom:



Some people are having trouble keeping these countries straight!


http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/08/not-all-socialist-countries-are-alike.html

next week's column -- Car Wars: Return of the Payment

( Once I saw a commercial in which a salesman said shopping for a new car should be a no-hassle, stress-free experience. Yeah, I laughed too. )

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