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Old 11-20-2011, 02:01 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Patrick View Post
So how the hell do your governments go bankrupt when they've got so much money to work with?
They haven't. Or at least most of the Northern European one's haven't - the UK is still rated Triple A with no warnings, unlike Greece, Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Spain - or even the USA

European governments also spend more on nationalised healthcare systems and welfare than the US.

IMHO I like the NHS but it's spending could be more efficient, and the welfare system in the UK could do with some reform. When you have a system that even a hardline socialist calls evil then it needs changing.
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