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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA story that shows why CANADA IS WISER THAN AMERICA: "The Cream Separator"
"During the age of expansion, capitalism gave cream to the few, whole milk to the middle classes, and a blue watery residue to the majority of farmers and industrial workers, agricultural labourers and slaves."This brief story is told by Canadian Liberal Tommy Douglas, the man most responsible for
Canada's Public Healthcare system. It explains the universal problem with capitalism in clear and certain terms.
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The text:
http://nonprofits.accesscomm.ca/srvoice/news/1999/02Sep99.htm
Just another reason to love Canada, IMO.
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A story that shows why CANADA IS WISER THAN AMERICA: "The Cream Separator" (Original Post)
nikto
May 2013
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nikto
(3,284 posts)1. America needs...
To be more like Canada.
nikto
(3,284 posts)2. We are civically immature compared to Canada
And that's just the truth, down here in "Everybody-For-Himself"-Land.
nikto
(3,284 posts)3. B...B...baby...
Bump!