> Don Bowey wrote:
>
>> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> krw wrote:
>>>> rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com says...
>>>>> krw wrote:
>>>>>> rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com says...
>>>>>>> jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>    unsettled <unsettled@nonsense.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The US doesn't do well with infant mortality. I haven't
>>>>>>>>> delved into why that is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's possible that medical technology is too good.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In what way can that explain the higher level of US infant mortality ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Drugs in the inner cities, mainly.
>>>>>
>>>>> I could believe that but I fail to see where medical technology comes into
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> The mothers are crack whores who don't seek medical care (they
>>>> would be found to be crack whores).  These mothers then give birth
>>>> to crack addicted infants, usually prematurely and beyond hope,
>>>> though everything possible is still attempted.
>>>>
>>>>> It also sounds fwiw like another failing of US society when it comes to
>>>>> social
>>>>> issues. Pure capitalism is rather poor at dealing with these.
>>>>
>>>> Socialism is worse, as evidenced by "The Great Society", which was
>>>> the direct *cause* of much of this mess.
>>>
>>> Since when has the USA had socialism ?
>>>
>>> Graham
>>
>> There have been "pockets of socialism in the US, including one (productive
>> and profitable) in Alaska, which remained when the Territory of Alaska
>> became a state.  It had no problem inter-working with US law.
>
> I'm sure it wouldn't.
>
> How did this example in Alaska come about ?
>
> Graham