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07/19/2007 Mises Wire Stefan Karlsson

In case you haven’t already read it, see my analysis of the American health care system which exposes some of the lies of Michael Moore by pointing out that it is far better compared to other countries’ health care systems than he would have you believe and that it’s real shortcomings is due to government intervention.

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