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Good Medicine

Reason Staff | 11.22.2010 6:00 AM

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In Great Britain, local governments are paying for prostitutes, visits to lap dance clubs, and memberships on Internet dating sites for the disabled and those suffering mental health problems. The funds are coming from a £520 million program that is supposed to promote independence among the elderly and disabled.

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