Greece was told that if it wanted a bailout, it needed to consider privatizing its government health care system. So tell us again why the U.S. is following Europe's welfare state model.
The requirement, part of a deal arranged by the IMF, the European Union and the European Central bank, is a tacit admission that national health care programs are unsustainable. Along with transportation and energy, the bailout group, according to the New York Times, wants the Greek government to remove "the state from the marketplace in crucial sectors."http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2010/05/14/guess_what_greece_has_to_jettison__98467.htmlConsider this my Friday Funny for the week. ;)
Have a great weekend all!
Wine is sunlight, held together by water - Galileo Galilei
Un jour sans vin est comme un jour sans soleil - Louis Pasteur
Water separates the people of the world; wine unites them - anonymous
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Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance - Benjamin Franklin