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item,B,en_GB,http://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2004/11/13/united-welfare-states/,13/11/2004: The United (Welfare) States of America,"<p>Red E. Kilowatt wrote:</p>  <blockquote><p>The endless flood of new people who are living at or below the poverty level make overwhelming demands on local public services. [&#8230;] We might as well put up a big neon sign at the border that says, &#8220;Come one, come all.</p></blockquote>  <p>You already have one. It says:</p>  <blockquote class=""alt""><p>Give me your tired, your poor,<br> Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,<br> The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.<br> Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.<br> I lift my lamp beside the golden door.</p></blockquote>  <blockquote><p>Free Healthcare.</p></blockquote>  <p>In a ranking<sup class=""footnote""><a href=""#fn1"">1</a></sup> of Japan, Sweden, Canada, France, Australia, Spain, Finland, Netherlands, <span class=""caps"">UK,</span> Denmark, Belgium, <span class=""caps"">USA </span>and Germany, the <span class=""caps"">USA </span>was ranked:</p>   <ul> <li>13th (last) for low-birth-weight percentages</li> <li>13th for neonatal mortality and infant mortality overall</li> <li>11th for postneonatal mortality</li> <li>13th for years of potential life lost (excluding external causes)</li> <li>11th for life expectancy at 1 year for females, 12th for males</li> </ul>    <p>In the <span class=""caps"">USA </span>there are<sup class=""footnote""><a href=""#fn1"">1</a></sup>:</p>   <ul> <li>12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary&#8230;</li> </ul>  "