http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/10/australia-1-nanny-state-in-the-oecd/ now with extra source Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:38:54 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/10/australia-1-nanny-state-in-the-oecd/#comment-18346 Frank Birchall Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18346 Thanks to "man of the world" Matt for his gratuitous advice. Seems that politicians are incapable of doing two things at once. It's "either, or". Matt would like to be back in the 'picket fence' era, wreathed in other people's cigarette smoke! Thanks to “man of the world” Matt for his gratuitous advice. Seems that politicians are incapable of doing two things at once. It’s “either, or”. Matt would like to be back in the ‘picket fence’ era, wreathed in other people’s cigarette smoke!

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/10/australia-1-nanny-state-in-the-oecd/#comment-18347 Gratton Wilson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18347 It's idiots like Matt Marks who ensure that we spend so much money trying to keep people healthy. If people who abuse their health in the ways M.M implies took personal responsibility for their total medical bills then we could let them self destruct. It’s idiots like Matt Marks who ensure that we spend so much money trying to keep people healthy. If people who abuse their health in the ways M.M implies took personal responsibility for their total medical bills then we could let them self destruct.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/10/australia-1-nanny-state-in-the-oecd/#comment-18348 mike smith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-18348 Perhaps you dislike the chosen vices of Matt (I'd pass on the cigar, but the single malt - mmm (lets see some research on health issues from binge drinking single malt - bet you cant, it's too damned expensive)) - but he likely has private health cover. Perhaps you dislike the chosen vices of Matt (I’d pass on the cigar, but the single malt - mmm (lets see some research on health issues from binge drinking single malt - bet you cant, it’s too damned expensive)) - but he likely has private health cover.

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