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Wealth Begets Health

It has long been obvious that the best way to promote health is to create wealth.  A wonderful video demonstrates how the West took off in the 1800s and how the Third World is finally catching up.  The poorest nations still have a good distance to go, but capitalism has made good health possible for all.

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Eric Cartman| 12.14.10 @ 9:49AM

That . . . was . . . so . . . COOOOL! I bookmarked that to annoy Lefty Socialists in the future. Reminded me of James Burke's "The Day the Universe Changed" series. Thanks, DB.

Eric Cartman| 12.14.10 @ 10:05AM

Here's Burke's program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtWVfTiQQW8

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