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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by jdavis703 on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @01:50PM (#12550527)
In charge of your health care or in charge of health care in general?
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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by spacehome on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @03:46PM (#12551582)
Both, probably.

I've heard the argument that because health care (or insurance) is a necessity of life so it should be provided by the government. Why doesn't the same principle apply to food?

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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by chrismonsanto on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @03:59PM (#12551695)
> Why doesn't the same principle apply to food?

It does, as well as access to water and shelter. Did you think universal health care was the "final boss"?

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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by vertex-four on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @08:51PM (#12553497)
Actually... the Government heavily subsidises food and water. They don't go further because that'd be socialism and scare people.
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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by SamBam on Thursday September 22, 2016 @11:19AM (#12557408)
But it does. What do you think welfare is?

We as a country have more than enough resources that people shouldn't have to starve on the streets if they happen to go bankrupt.

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