"harry" wrote in message
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On Oct 11, 3:22 am, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in
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On 10/10/11 03:31 pm, aemeijers wrote:

I go to the dentist for free. I have all my teeth. Have you?

You may not pay directly, but it certainly is not free.

NOTHING is free. Somebody somewhere has to pay.

I am sure that everybody realizes that there is a cost -- but the cost
is
spread over the whole community. Nobody in the UK (or in a multitude of
other nations) is bankrupted by doctors' or hospital bills.

Perce

I just came back from 16 days in Italy. I spent some time sipping Ouzo
with a University professor. He pays about 45% of his income in taxes,
as
do most Italians. Socialism is not cheap.

I thought Ouzo was Greek?

It is. My host is a very international kind of guy. He gave my wife
Limoncello though.