Another socialized medicine horror story


	Another socialized medicine horror story

Smoke TNT

6-4-2008 2:56 AM

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healthcare, politics, government, britain

Smoke TNT says:

'Free' healthcare is not only expensive as hell, but it's proven to be deadly and unbearably painful as well.

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