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Willravel · 09-23-2007, 12:41 PM

I do see what you're saying, and I'll readily admit I don't have access to the raw data of the study, but the discrepancy isn't small. We're not off by 1%, which is a lot considering the US GDP is $13,130,000,000,000. I don't think that one can simply say, "there is a margin of error to explain the difference between health care costs in the US and France", do you? Where the US spends 15.2 % of our GDP, France spends only 10.1%. If we, in the US, were able to shave 5.1% of our GDP worth in medical care, which btw is a massive $669,630,000,000, we, the people of the US, would have that $669b to spend elsewhere. That's a whole Iraq War up to this point, plus $215b.

I've seen nothing to contradict the WHO study, and I've never heard of anyone saying it's wrong.

As for the other GDP related studies, I can't speak to them.

09-23-2007, 12:41 PM	#173 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I do see what you're saying, and I'll readily admit I don't have access to the raw data of the study, but the discrepancy isn't small. We're not off by 1%, which is a lot considering the US GDP is $13,130,000,000,000. I don't think that one can simply say, "there is a margin of error to explain the difference between health care costs in the US and France", do you? Where the US spends 15.2 % of our GDP, France spends only 10.1%. If we, in the US, were able to shave 5.1% of our GDP worth in medical care, which btw is a massive $669,630,000,000, we, the people of the US, would have that $669b to spend elsewhere. That's a whole Iraq War up to this point, plus $215b. I've seen nothing to contradict the WHO study, and I've never heard of anyone saying it's wrong. As for the other GDP related studies, I can't speak to them.