[quote=temeculaguy] …but if the difference between 78 and 78.5 years of age is going to set the rest of you back a few hundred grand, just give me some morphine…
I would prefer to avoid copying the UK’s dental plan if at all possible, yikes!![/quote]
I think this is correct. The US system is often research driven, and not trying to play catch up with European longevity, but ironically, state run systems can add 0.5 years and may actually save a few hundred grand. But, I grew up in the UK and people grumbled continuously about the health care system, and it was always a major electoral issue. Dentistry used to be free as well, but that changed sometime ago. It is now private, expensive, and pushes the cosmetic smile business. Did you know that many years ago, people used urine to bleach their teeth. That might explain why you don’t see the word “snogging” appear very often in earlier literature.
