August 28, 2009 4:09PM 

# Friday Links 

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- Nearly 30 European countries have agreed to end their government mail monopolies in the next five years. The U.S. Postal Service has estimated losses of $7 billion this year. [It’s time to privatize.](http://spectator.org/archives/2009/08/28/time-for-a-private-option)

- If you are curious about how President Barack Obama’s health plan would affect your health care, [look no further than Massachusetts.](http://www.detnews.com/article/20090827/OPINION01/908270338/1008/Massachusetts--Obama-like-reforms-increase-health-costs--wait-times) You might not like what you find.

- How the outcome of the health care debate will affect [our greatest liberty — life.](http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100011210/group/Opinion/)

- Keep an eye on the [troubling voting procedures](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/OpEd-Contributor/Voting-until-they-get-it-right-in-the-European-Union-8162029-55444307.html) in Europe.

- Podcast: [The Age of Reagan](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=970)

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