<< I don't accept this , the pollster has a lot of advantage if he has an agenda. How could I prove an error or an intentional ommision without the ability to observe the polling itself?>>
When you find an error or omission, get back to me.
<<I don't think you accept the CATO institue research results as proof of much >>
Fair enough, I KNOW that they are biased.
<< neither sould anyone expect that the results of their favoriate poll will be ultimately persuasive.>>
The difference between this and a Cato institute poll is that I KNOW Cato is biased and I don't know anything about the other pollster.
<< After all this really means that the US ranks seventh in the world , is that so bad?>>
Ranking seventh out of seven isn't so bad? That's news to me. If I finished seventh out of seven in a foot-race, would that be so bad? Would I be the loser? Probably not. I'm sure today the school would give me a medal for participation.
I know what. Let's give the U.S.A. a medal for participation in the health-care survey. Everyone's a winner if everyone participates.