{"id":9081,"date":"2006-02-21T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2006-02-21T20:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/02\/21\/okay-heres-a-nice-non-controversial-topic.html"},"modified":"2006-02-21T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2006-02-21T20:33:03","slug":"okay_heres_a_ni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/02\/21\/okay_heres_a_ni.html","title":{"rendered":"Okay, here’s a nice, non-controversial topic"},"content":{"rendered":"

A long — even rambling — discussion between two writers on the American vs. Canadian health care models<\/a>, the writers having lived in both (as well as in France).<\/p>\n

It’s disjointed in a lot of places, and the writers have a tendency to change the subject to score rhetorical points, but I found myself nodding at a lot of the arguments made on both sides. <\/p>\n

Which doesn’t, of course, help anyone any. I suspect most folks who’ve made up their minds on the issue will find plenty to support their positions.<\/p>\n

(Note that the article is also 6 years old, though the specifics have not changed all that much.)<\/p>\n

(via kottke<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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