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Moses, I agree with you in that many medical items are developed here and first implemented overseas as a result of liability. However, my statement is that the Sweden is among many nations that have contributed to medical and other technological advances in the world and they have also implemented some of this technology before the United States has. An example is in this month's Popular Mechanics - the Japanese are using robots to help care for the elederly. I have not seen or heard anything similiar to this in the US however that doesn't mean that it has not been tried. Another example when I was Sweden this past summer I learned of a major waterway in Stockholm that had been so polluted that not even seaweed could survive but they built large purifiers and over the past 10 years they have returned this lake close to its original form.

Also with respect to medical, many doctors worldwide come here to work on these advancements because of the capabilities that the US has to offer.