We Love Our NHS

[kingandy]

Yeah that private healthcare option scam they have going in the States sounds like a great idea.

Government-funded healthcare? Won't somebody think of the poor insurance companies?

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[kingandy]

"Hospitals need money. Doctors and nurses don't work for free, and when they're running on a government stipend that's being paid from a government already massively in debt, you're going to need to raise your prices to cover your ends. Understand?"

Not really. Are you saying the heathcare reform involves paying the hospitals less for things, rather than making the same payments from a government fund? I don't think I was aware of that.

Anyhow, my original point was that the current system sucks, on account of it will kick people to the kerb and watch them die if they can't pay, so I'm glad we agree on that.

We Love Our NHS

[zombie-all-star.livejournal.com]

I may be missing some basic maths here.
Citizen A is taxed amount X to pay for government subsidy of health care.
Citizen A also spends amount Y on private health care.
Citizen A stops paying Amount Y and instead relies on government subsidized health care.
Which is higher? Amount X or amount Y?
If X is greater than Y, then Citizen A has been screwed. If Y is greater than X, then Citizen A is getting a better deal.

Is it worth pointing out that some european / scandanavian countries tax their populace by around 50%, and then churn the money back into healthcare, education, science, the arts and welfare.
Those countries are doing really well.

The problem that i see is how the tax dollar is spent. Our politicians have been known to piss it up the wall, as have yours. The government using tax dollar to pay for something its citizenry needs is good. I suspect you will require some form of healthcare in your life. Wouldn't it be great if it were free?

Re: We Love Our NHS

[zombie-all-star.livejournal.com]

Apart from Scandinavia, where the standard of living is exceptionally high, they nations are stable and their economies in the sweet spot.

Whereas this open market idea generates a massive gap between the haves and have nots, socialism has, at its core, the basic idea that you give the people below you a helping hand up, not step on them so you can get higher.

Re: We Love Our NHS

[samharber.livejournal.com]

Lower prices = cheapest solution for business at expense of patient.