First, you are absolutely right, though you may have access to the same basic set of services whether you are in rural Mississippi or New York, the quality of t

First, you are absolutely right, though you may have access to the same basic set of services whether you are in rural Mississippi or New York, the quality of those services are different. I'd rather be rushed to the hospital in New York than in Mississippi. But it is far better to have those services than not. Second, I wasn't suggesting that only the US has all of these services, and cities in India do not. I was saying that every city (even the poorest) in the US has all of these services, whereas there are many cities and villages in India and China who are lacking some or most of these services. Outside of the major cities in India, would most small villages have these services? I don't think so. I have driven across the United States, and seen towns of 1000 people that have all of the services I have in Los Angeles.