Capitalism And Anarchy | Aaron Bastani, Stephen King, Deirdre McCloskey
Philosophy For Our Times
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The Importance of Socialised Healthcare
In-work poverty is higher than out-of-work poverty in Britain. 40 million Americans around about 40 million Americans are on food stamps. So there is a massive problem here. But that's why we have working tax credits in order to reduce inequality even for people in work. I think the state has a profoundly important role to play in the provision of healthcare, for instance. The argument for socialised healthcare, for me, seems indisputable,. What about education? Should education be free up to the age of 18 and provided by the state? Well, I think it should be financed by taxes on all of us. For example, in Sweden, often held up as a model of
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