America's Real threat !

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The REAL Threat to Americans. What really kills Americans.
 
Second Hand Smoke?! I believe it. I just cant understand why anyone would want to smoke. If second hand smoke is that bad for people, then why would anyone want the first hand smoke?
 
Way2SSlow said:
Second Hand Smoke?! I believe it. I just cant understand why anyone would want to smoke. If second hand smoke is that bad for people, then why would anyone want the first hand smoke?
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The pleasures of life are all bad for you, so its a trade off of a couple of years off your life for that niched pleasure !
 
Corey Bit Spank said:
Guess we'll just have to declare wars on each of these....
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Heh. Yeah, the never ending "War on <insert-noun-here>" . . . rarely does it do any good, but politicians can point and say, "See?! We're doing something about the problem!"



Unfortunately, the "something" usually requires metric-arseloads of cash, and nibbles away at civil liberties.



Tort

Member of the GOMDLAMYOB Party

(Get Off My Damn Lawn and Mind Your Own Business)
 
todd@bsaw said:
Does it scare anyone else that 'Medical Mistakes' is so high up there?:wow: :nervous2:
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not really. There are about 7,600 hospitals in the US, thats about 32 a year per hostpital. Considering how many patients go through each year its a small percentage.
 
Good point. But just think how many jobs there are out there that have the consequence "someone dies" if you make a mistake.
 
I am offended by the title to the graph as it seems to belittle a very real threat that has plagued us even before 9/11. What's completely stupid about this inane comparison is that on 9/11 people did not choose (therefore not preventable) to die by being crushed to death, jumping out of windows, or blown up in a hijacked plane. Therefore there is an inherent flaw in this graph.



People make conscious decisions to commit suicide, eat their way into oblivion (assuming side effects) or smoke.



But to use the deliberate, targeted, systematic murder of civilians who played no part in their death as a means to portray these other, unrelated causes of death is dumb.



Just my $0.02
 
Rest assured, there's plenty of terrorists who are working to figure out ways to make a big spike in their numbers according to this graph. I take issue with the number posted for that, but that's a subject for another time.
 
Spilchy said:
What's completely stupid about this inane comparison is that on 9/11 people did not choose (therefore not preventable) to die by being crushed to death, jumping out of windows, or blown up in a hijacked plane. Therefore there is an inherent flaw in this graph.
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There are several other causes listed such as 2nd hand smoke and medical mistakes which are also not preventable.



I do agree with you however, that including terrorism is stupid. This poll is obviously trying to garner more attention to itself through sensationalizing the 9/11 attack.
 
Scottwax said:
aka The Libertarian Party! :hifive:
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Well, sort of. I register Libertarian when possible, but my politics are really more "small-l" libertarian. The party hardliners would privatize all government services; I'm a bit more moderate than that, but I do prefer my government to be as small and unobtrusive as possible.



That which governs least, governs best, as the old saying goes.



Tort
 
MercedesPotato said:
I do agree with you however, that including terrorism is stupid. This poll is obviously trying to garner more attention to itself through sensationalizing the 9/11 attack.
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I think the whole point of the graph is to show people that, whilst they need to be aware of terrorism, they shouldn't fear it. You are much more likely to die as a result of one of the other causes.
 
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