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Perils of the welfare state
The potential perils of a large welfare state and how one presidential candidate, Ross Perot, is proposing to reduce government spending, discussed by Alistair Cooke.
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Fri 10 Apr 199221:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Fri 10 Apr 199221:00BBC Radio 4
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