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Old 04-14-2009, 10:56 PM   #197
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
And therein lies the difference, Nate. You consider a government-run healthcare system to be a "nanny"; we perceive it as a basic duty of government to provide such a service, and free access to healthcare to be a fundamental human right.
I can't believe no one noticed the fallacy in his statement. Nothing provided by the government is free, Harry. Someone has to pay for it.
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