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[quote=Anonymous]You have to realize that healthcare needs to be considered in the context of the WHOLE society benefitting as many citizens as possible.  From that perspective, the US truly S U C K S!  It's our insurance industry and there's just no 2 ways about it.  Logically, you cannot make a case that American healthcare beats many other countries' systems esp Norway or Sweden or Denmark.  Hell, it probably doesn't even hold a candle to Cuba or Mexico.  Because if you get sick in the USA and you do not have excellent employer sponsored insurance (and really even if you do have), you are screwed.  The way you are charged for hospital stays and having a baby and any tests run is to help insurance companies make as much money as possible.

So in consideration of this, just on healthcare, your ability to have a better life in Scandinavian is 100%.

And no, I don't agree that all the global polls are consistently wrong because they have been polling at top 5 in happiness for like the last 10 years at least.

I do however agree, what you value as a society is based on culture.  So, their way of life may just be happier and easier for them rather than for us.  From that perspective, we may not think they could be happy but you know, they sure are so good for them!!!!!  On the other hand, a lot of Americans are not happy even from our American cultural perspective while other countries are mortified from their perspective so consider that.  [/quote]

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