Seniors would do far better each choosing their own health insurers themselves in a competitive marketplace, which is the system that has generated the highest standard of living in the world in America for all goods and services.

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"Jens is someone at the very highest level who knows the difference in standard between mediocrity and the absolute top in the world, " says Maes.

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"By any standard, China's GDP growth is still among the highest in the world, but stock valuations are among the cheapest in the region, " said Mingchun Sun, Asia economist for Daiwa Securities.

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