How about that: Slashdot primarily caters for a North American audience.
Still, I must admit, as far as American sites go, it's extremely international minded.
Sure. Common story.
Maybe one of the reasons why it didn't
catch on then (or even earlier) was that
it happened in, ahh, Delft;)
Or maybe it had something to do with the general interest in technology related stuff at the time.
Or it could simply be that CCC's propaganda chor is better placed
(considering one of their agents managed to infiltrate ICANN;)
Another difference is that we end up paying for medical research out of our health care costs, whereas in much of Europe, medical research is subsidized separately from the socialized health care system.
Well, that may well be (IMHO, that should be more a question of percentages than absolute statements, there is government funded medical research in the US and privately funded medical research in Europe ), but the OECD knows about that as well, and their numbers deal with the overall cost of providing health care in a society, and those numbers speak a pretty clear language.
Check them out here.
Speaking of irrationalism etc.
Why is that your average
European (make that Continental European) socialised health care costs far less money than the American system
(in absolute terms and as percentage
of GDP) and provides equal or even slightly higher live expectancies than
in the US for everyone? The facts are
easy to find, try OECD reports.
But hey, I fully support
your right to believe in the supperiority of the US health care system. Mysticism anyone?
And now something to make up for the pain of having that most braindead of
Ayn Rand quotes AGAIN:
William Buckley relates the story that Rand was once babbling to Ludwig von Mises about her beliefs. Mises, finally unable to tolerate her silliness, told her was being very foolish. Rand burst into tears and accused Mises of treating her like "a poor, ignorant little Jewish girl." Mises--himself Jewish--retorted, "That is exactly what you are!"
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How about that: Slashdot primarily caters for a North American audience. Still, I must admit, as far as American sites go, it's extremely international minded.
Sure. Common story. Maybe one of the reasons why it didn't catch on then (or even earlier) was that it happened in, ahh, Delft ;)
Or maybe it had something to do with the general interest in technology related stuff at the time.
Or it could simply be that CCC's propaganda chor is better placed
(considering one of their agents managed to infiltrate ICANN ;)
Speaking of irrationalism etc. Why is that your average European (make that Continental European) socialised health care costs far less money than the American system (in absolute terms and as percentage of GDP) and provides equal or even slightly higher live expectancies than in the US for everyone? The facts are easy to find, try OECD reports. But hey, I fully support your right to believe in the supperiority of the US health care system. Mysticism anyone? And now something to make up for the pain of having that most braindead of Ayn Rand quotes AGAIN: William Buckley relates the story that Rand was once babbling to Ludwig von Mises about her beliefs. Mises, finally unable to tolerate her silliness, told her was being very foolish. Rand burst into tears and accused Mises of treating her like "a poor, ignorant little Jewish girl." Mises--himself Jewish--retorted, "That is exactly what you are!"