Now that the USA is no longer a AAA country, all countries with AAA ratings have socialized medicine.

stfuconservatives:

AAA countries according to Standard & Poor’s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_credit_rating

-Joe

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inothernews: Items available at John Hodgman’s Etsy store. The Daily Show
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Items available at John Hodgman’s Etsy store.

The Daily Show

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motherjones: Oh, Japan. Even your nuclear disaster/earthquake charity stamps are cute. If such a thing happened in the US, I can guarantee all charity materials would be somber and illustrated with a flag, not a little pastel bird sitting on a flower made of hearts.
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motherjones:

Oh, Japan. Even your nuclear disaster/earthquake charity stamps are cute. If such a thing happened in the US, I can guarantee all charity materials would be somber and illustrated with a flag, not a little pastel bird sitting on a flower made of hearts.

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