[lbo-talk] 8.8 EQ in Chile

[Somebody Somebody]

Even if the casualty count doubles, we're stealing with a deathtoll in Chile typical of a rich country suffering from a major earthquake. And lo and behold, Chile also has health indicators of a rich country, with life expectancy and infant mortality rates nearly equal to the United States. It's a shame Allende was overthrown, because the country would be both wealthy *and* egalitarian, but as it is, Chile is virtually where Portugal was a generation ago (i.e. a lower tier industrialized society).