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Dr. Mark Neerhof in the Washington Times
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Today the Washington Times featured a story by Docs 4 Patient Care member Dr. Mark Neerhof:
"In a chapter titled 'Who, Whom?' from his classic book 'The Road to Serfdom,' F. A. Hayek warned of the universal problem of a socialist society: 'Who plans whom, who directs and dominates whom, who assigns to other people their station in life, and who is to have his due allotted by others?'
"The budget battle currently under way in Washington is about much more than money and debt. It is about who we are as a people and what we are to become. This struggle is epitomized in the discussion over Medicare..."
Read the full article here.
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