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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:19 PM Original message |
Would we be better off if the Chinese or Indians started surpassing the US in medical advances? |
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The Second Stone (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Medical procedures usually become shared |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What if they patent a cure for cancer? Or heart disease? |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. It is not the advances, but the way our system works to provide health care... |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Procedure wise that is probably right, unless we start traveling to receive services. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. There is already an industry where American travel to other countries... |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I didn't think our Insurance companies covered it. |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
17. People who go, have money and insurance, but can get it cheaper there. |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm waiting for the Chinese |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. The Chinese are good at stealing technology. Not good at innovation. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. pretty fucked up thing to say |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I'm sure you will come up with many innovations the Chinese |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. such crap , |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. That might have been true 20 years ago. |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes, but with a catch |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. incredibly prejudiced statement |
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DonCoquixote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. take a look |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. It depends. |
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