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Article #1510Re: A true story
From: Chris Redmond
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1988 22:42
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1988 22:42
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In article <19715@think.UUCP> barmar@fafnir.think.com.UUCP (Barry Margolin) writes: >In article <18292@watmath.waterloo.edu> credmond@watmath.waterloo.edu (Chris Redmond) writes: >>However, the cost of the chemotherapy isn't an argument. Don't judge >>the rest of the world by United States customs. In most civilized >>countries, and certainly in Britain, medical treatment is free. > >Depends on your definition of "free". The British pay very hefty >taxes (I've heard of people moving from the UK to the US because of >the tax burden), and I'll bet a significant part of this is to fund >the National Medical program. A couple of people have e-mailed me on the same point. Barry is quite right, of course. Health care costs the taxpayers money, big money. What I meant, and what I should have said, and what I assumed people would understand that I meant, was that medical treatment is free to the consumer. Chris
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!credmond From: credmond@watmath.waterloo.edu (Chris Redmond) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,rec.humor,misc.misc Subject: Re: A true story Message-ID: <18368@watmath.waterloo.edu> Date: 18 Apr 88 22:42:13 GMT References: <100@studsys.mu.edu> <566@lakesys.UUCP> <120@studsys.mu.edu> <18292@watmath.waterloo.edu> <19715@think.UUCP> Reply-To: credmond@watmath.waterloo.edu (Chris Redmond) Distribution: na Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 21