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Re:Italian neurosurgeon appeals to billionaires to fund firs... by theseatoms on Monday January 25, 2016 @02:42PM (#10969409)
Just look at the American healthcare system.
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Re:Italian neurosurgeon appeals to billionaires to fund firs... by akiselev on Monday January 25, 2016 @04:10PM (#10969967)
Wouldn't that be every health insurance scheme, ever? What the poor old lack in wealth, they usually make up for with political power concentrated over decades so even in cases of single payer healthcare, the young will always subsidize the old.
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Re:Italian neurosurgeon appeals to billionaires to fund firs... by theseatoms on Monday January 25, 2016 @05:17PM (#10970412)
Sure, I'm only familiar with this one though.
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