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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 6:42 pm
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Originally Posted by mjm
Was this directed at me? If so, then in answer, yes I do. With each an every aspect I criticized.
Unless you also go by the name "5khours", then no it wasn't, though I'm sorry that your personal experiences have not been as good as mine.

Originally Posted by mjm
To state, as you have done, that you believe Japan's health care to be better than other options...
Where did I state that? All I did was compare Japan to America (which, I admit, is not a fair comparison, as America does not have a central plan and varies widely by state and insurance company, but assume that I meant the weighted average of cost/benefit per person throughout the country), and I still believe that to be a valid comparison. I have gotten a great detail of benefit for the three decades worth of fees I have paid towards the Japanese system, and the quality and quantity is better than I have had in my limited cross-section of experience in the States.

Originally Posted by mjm
Japan is a wonderful place I love to call home, but healthcare, among few other things is not one of its strong suits.
I say that it's one of the few things that Japan has gotten right. Japan's healthcare is available to a far greater percentage of its population than America, and they would probably be looking at a 300% debt-to-GDP ratio if they had been doing health care the American way.
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