>Why do you think we don't have what "all the capitalist countries"
>have? What's the difference? How did the "shadow welfare state"
>come about here, rather than social democracy, and how do we
>overcome it? What answers do you give to good questions asked by
>those who want health care?
I'm guessing your answer involves something about the empire. I thought that one of the standard Marxist lines about empire was that it allowed a ruling class to buy off its workers - e.g. Engels' sneer about the bourgeoisified British proletariat. Do you disagree with that line?
Doug