Countries

Other countries with government run health care see long wait times for treatment, do you think we will soon?

Question by Raj Faneen: Other countries with government run health care see long wait times for treatment, do you think we will soon?
As well as denying drugs to patients because of there cost. Do you think health care reform in the US will lead us down the same… Continue reading

Policemen from 40 countries to attend Kochi meet

Policemen from 40 countries to attend Kochi meet
Top police officials from 40 countries, among them the US, Britain, South Africa, Australia and Sweden, will attend a two-day meeting on community policing in Kochi beginning Wednesday.
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Repeal of tax on liquor debated
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If countries made as much profit from marijuana than they do from ciggs, do you think it would be legalized?

Question by Laney: If countries made as much profit from marijuana than they do from ciggs, do you think it would be legalized?
I was told that the government only uses “it makes people do stupid things.” as a cover up for making weed illegal, and the real reason… Continue reading

Do countries with a lower drinking limit have problems with alcohol abuse? Does the lower limit work?

Question by Guest: Do countries with a lower drinking limit have problems with alcohol abuse? Does the lower limit work?
The United States is the only country with the drinking age of 21. So in result are other countries better off with a lower drinking age. What are the… Continue reading

What Do You Think About Countries’ Dishing Out Physical Punishments (Lashing) for Certain Crimes?

Question by Jim: What Do You Think About Countries’ Dishing Out Physical Punishments (Lashing) for Certain Crimes?
Like over in the Middle-East or Asia they sentence you to get lashes for certain offenses like petty theft, vandalism, public intoxication (alcohol is forbidden in Islam)…

No money wasted on providing… Continue reading

Why is it legal drug companies charge Americans more for drugs than they charge others in foreign countries?

Question by Sam V: Why is it legal drug companies charge Americans more for drugs than they charge others in foreign countries?
It seems that research and development that is done by US drug companies is paid for by the US citizenry. If we go to the goverment health… Continue reading