[ExI] Why is “cost of living” such a big problem?

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of John Clark via extropy-chat
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>…I'd like to know why more politicians are not asking how the average  technologically advanced nation in Europe or Asia spends per capita about a third  what the US does, and yet they manage to produce results that are superior to that of the US….. John K Clark

 

John that disparity goes away if you disregard gang wars, drug abuse deaths and suicides.  Those categories cause fatalities among the young, which have a high impact on statistics.  None of those categories should be averaged into life expectancy or efficacy of the medical system. 

 

spike 

 

 

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