This, I learned, is what the NHS is about -- common decency. It is about the shared belief that all the people who live in the United Kingdom constitute a society, and a decent society provides certain necessities for its members. Freedom from hunger is one. Police protection is another. Free healthcare from the cradle to the grave is simply one more item on this list.
--Stephen Amidon, Salon
10 Wednesday AM Reads
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My mid-week morning train WFH reads: • The brunt of US tariffs — 96% — has
been paid by US buyers: A Kiel Institute study found US tariffs are mostly
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