"The Economics of the Lack of Dental Care," Augusta Civic Center, March 7, 10:30-noon FREE

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3. Teeth here have gotten worse since Stupid made a passport necessary

for travel down to Mexico. Both sides of the streets across the bridges into Ciudad Juarez were lined with dentists who did a huge business with Americans too poor to afford dentistry here. People here swore by their Mexican dentists who did good work preserving dental health.

However, the money that extended to a 4 hour drive to Juarez didn't also extend to a $100+ passport, so they're largely stuck. If it's infected and really hurts, they pay to get it pulled. Nobody can afford fillings, let alone root canals and crowns.

This is just one more horrible effect Stupid had on this country.