Comments on: Unequal Data http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/2009/10/29/unequal-data/ Politics and Medicine: A Lethal Combination Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MacDoctor http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/2009/10/29/unequal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5578 MacDoctor Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:05 +0000 http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/?p=3139#comment-5578 Johnnieboy: <i>Can’t you see how this is affecting my health?</i> Can't you see that I just don't care? :-) <i>How can you stand to treat the unwashed poor masses every day in your practice while at the same time earning more money than the average New Zealander?</i> Somebody's got to do it... :lol: <i>You must act!</i> Mrs. MacDoctor says I act all the time... Johnnieboy: Can’t you see how this is affecting my health?

Can’t you see that I just don’t care? :-)

How can you stand to treat the unwashed poor masses every day in your practice while at the same time earning more money than the average New Zealander?

Somebody’s got to do it… :lol:

You must act!

Mrs. MacDoctor says I act all the time…

]]> By: Johnnieboy http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/2009/10/29/unequal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5572 Johnnieboy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:14:15 +0000 http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/?p=3139#comment-5572 As a doctor I think it's quite likely that you're earning more money than me MacDoctor- have you no shame? Can't you see how this is affecting my health? How can you stand to treat the unwashed poor masses every day in your practice while at the same time earning more money than the average New Zealander? You must act! As a doctor I think it’s quite likely that you’re earning more money than me MacDoctor- have you no shame? Can’t you see how this is affecting my health?

How can you stand to treat the unwashed poor masses every day in your practice while at the same time earning more money than the average New Zealander? You must act!

]]> By: JC http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/2009/10/29/unequal-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5526 JC Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:51:25 +0000 http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/?p=3139#comment-5526 Equality is another word for sameness, and if we take Sweden as an example we find the median age is high, over 41, that there's a very low birthrate, very low immigration and of the people who have a religion 87% are Lutheran. The real question is.. how could you have an unequal Swedish society? :) If we compare with NZ we find median age is about 36 but 20% of the population is 21 for PI and 22 for Maori, that we have one of the highest birthrates in the developed world, high immigration and a spread of religions. We are a disparate people compared to Sweden and not surprisingly less equal. If we look at our best period of wealth and equality we go back to 1900-1950 and find we were nearly all recently Poms or near enough, median age 22, high birthrates among Europeans, and predominantly Anglican.. much more similar to Sweden today and to each other. Turning to attitudes.. the Europeans have a history of very nasty wars and a palpable fear of the USSR/Russia.. they cant afford to be unequal. JC Equality is another word for sameness, and if we take Sweden as an example we find the median age is high, over 41, that there’s a very low birthrate, very low immigration and of the people who have a religion 87% are Lutheran.

The real question is.. how could you have an unequal Swedish society? :)

If we compare with NZ we find median age is about 36 but 20% of the population is 21 for PI and 22 for Maori, that we have one of the highest birthrates in the developed world, high immigration and a spread of religions.

We are a disparate people compared to Sweden and not surprisingly less equal.

If we look at our best period of wealth and equality we go back to 1900-1950 and find we were nearly all recently Poms or near enough, median age 22, high birthrates among Europeans, and predominantly Anglican.. much more similar to Sweden today and to each other.

Turning to attitudes.. the Europeans have a history of very nasty wars and a palpable fear of the USSR/Russia.. they cant afford to be unequal.

JC

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