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And Now, Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," Done in Vintage '50s Rhythm & Blues Style

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam3/25/2017 10:39:04 pm PDT

re: #306 Joe Bacon

I remember Grandma Bacon telling me how the American Medical Association opposed the establishment of Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans during the depression and how Republican controlled states banned those plans because they “infringed on individual liberty”. Those bans were finally lifted during World War 2 due to women entering manufacturing ranks…

Is this where libertarians get their nonsense about opposing public services like fire departments? They bandy those words “individual liberty” around, too, as if to say “I’m free to watch while your house burns to the ground, not noticing the smoke coming from mine.”