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Fri 10 Oct 2008Reaction to Budget 2009
Madam, - Sarah Carey (Opinion, October 22nd) and others have defended the Government's decision to means-test the provision of over-70s medical cards by asking the question: Why should rich older people get free healthcare? This echoes a question recently asked by the Minister of Education: Why should millionaires' children get free university fees?
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