Perils of the welfare state

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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

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Fri 10 Apr 199221:00
BBC Radio 4

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