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To: Road Walker who wrote (518258)	10/5/2009 11:56:07 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583504

Europeans have no problem with this moral commitment. But Americans hear “pooled risk” and think, “Hey, somebody’s freeloading on my hard work.” The irony, of course, is that the biggest complainers of unversal health care on this thread are people who come from a state that freeloads. I guess some freeloading is okay.

To: Road Walker who wrote (518258)	10/5/2009 12:05:08 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583504

“In Europe generally the populace in the various countries feels enough sense of social connectedness to enforce a social contract that benefits all, albeit at a fairly high cost. In America it is not like that. There is endless worry that one’s neighbor may be getting more than his or her “fair” share.” Outstanding essay...the evolutionary process has been wading through some heavy right wing viscosity here in the US... Al