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Old 08-19-2008, 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Coleroo View Post
I know nothing about free socialized health care of other countries, but I do know that it would be nice to have some sort of "affordable" health care in the US.
I don't believe there is such a thing as "free socialized health care" anywhere in the world. Look at the tax rates in the countries with socialized care and you'll see that it most certainly isn't free. Not saying that's good or bad, just pointing out that there definitely is a cost to the plan.
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