Re: Socialism in SF

Matthias Warkus <mawarkus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
constantinopoli@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I don't think the US's health care is anywhere near as good as it
could be. It is highly socialized and highly mucked up by government
intervention - it is far from being free market.

Have you ever been ill in Germany, France or the UK? Just asking.

And I'll note, not for the first time even in this thread, that we've recently
had a pretty good example of just what happens when you try as-free-market-as-
possible solutions to problems. I highly doubt that Constantine is totally
unaffected by the consequences thereof.

Dave
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