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From: gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg J Kuperberg)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Criticism of Dutch Government
Message-ID: <172@talcott.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 17:13:58 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  6 17:13:58 1984
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> In article <28100020@uicsl.UUCP> pollack@uicsl.UUCP writes:
> > CBS's "60 Minutes" did a piece called "Dutch Treat", in which they examined
>>the folly of "socialism". They showed [...lots of DREADFUL things deleted...]
> > free medical care, ...
> 
> Well, to my knowledge, Holland doesn't have free medical care, alas. But
> what on earth is wrong with it? A whole nation being healthy without
> worrying how they're going to pay for it? ...
> Steven Pemberton, CWI, Amsterdam; steven@mcvax

Of course there's nothing wrong with it.  No one has to pay for it.  The
money appears out of thin air, and revitalizes the economy, which is an
added benifit of free medical care.

Next thing you know, they'll be demanding free housing, free cars, free TV
sets, free space shuttles...
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			Greg Kuperberg
		     harvard!talcott!gjk

"Madam, there is only one important question facing us, and that is the
question whether the white race will survive."  -Leonid Breshnev, speaking
to Margaret Thatcher.