Kvetching Turds

Regarding the earlier post’s aside at the end about the US having a much larger poor uneducated component that they can rely on for reproduction, the US is now accepting HIV-positive immigrants.

According to a CDC report (via Felix Salmon),

There are a dozen countries that deny entry if a person has HIV. These countries are: Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan, and the United States.

This proposed rule will remove the United States from the list of countries that continue to have entry restrictions for HIV-infected individuals.

It’s always interesting how the US, which of course dominates any chart involving earnings or defense spending, finds itself frequently ranked next to generally second world countries on lists like this.

I guess it’s because the US isn’t really a first world country, it’s a first world country with a third world baby inside it.

Speaking of which, back to Palin’s suggestion of our keeping the faith that we can give back healthcare to the private sector, um, why do we live longer than you and spend way less on healthcare?

I hope she becomes president. Then all the smart people can come here. Of course then we’ll be obliterated, but at least we can die smirking.