The Myth of the British National Health Servi

[brocktonblockbust]

What right do you or anyone have to decide what others should "fairly" pay? Or to decide for others how altruistic they "should" be?

[Gandalf]

Half of Americans aged 27-37 on an income of 24,000 dollars of less do not have health coverage. My point is that with your philosophy where the rich avoid paying taxes you have massive inequality and human suffering. In a system where people do not have health coverage they struggle to get treatment and serious conditions do not get diagnosed. To deny them health care coverage because of an ideology where money (all money is created by banks) should remain in the pockets of the wealthy and distribution be denied is essentially an evil one. That is where a system like the NHS is necessary and it is necessary because of the difference it can make to the lives of ordinary people who cannot afford to spend 10,000 dollars a year covering their family.

[brocktonblockbust]

I never said there is no massive inequality nor did I say that millions of people cannot get treatment. Please tell.me how you/anyone would implement this massive collection of funds via taxation of the billionaires, into some kind of health service apparatus. So, step one is ...... "_____________{place someone's name here} unilaterally declares that _____________[place the type of billionaire in the blank, e.g. a sudden Power Ball winner/a poor man who suddenly inherited mega-millions/a diligent entrepreneur/a genius inventor/a conniving oil tycoon, etc.] Should starting RIGHT NOW no longer avail him/herself of ______________(place specific bullet point of tax code here) in order to treat _______________ (place specific G.A.A.P. accounting scenario here) as an extraordinary circumstance/unusual and/or catastrophic event, thereby qualifying for a tax credit...."

That was Step 1. Umm,........ Yeah, that would.go over easily through the Legislative Branch, i.e. THOUSANDS OF LAWMAKERS AND STAGES OF VOTING ON PROPOSED BILLS, ETC.............

Do you realize we have not even gone to Step 2 yet? Redistributing this newfound money? This is worse than a fairy tale.

[Gandalf]

I never said there is no massive inequality nor did I say that millions of people cannot get treatment. Please tell.me how you/anyone would implement this massive collection of funds via taxation of the billionaires, into some kind of health service apparatus. So, step one is ...... "_____________{place someone's name here} unilaterally declares that _____________[place the type of billionaire in the blank, e.g. a sudden Power Ball winner/a poor man who suddenly inherited mega-millions/a diligent entrepreneur/a genius inventor/a conniving oil tycoon, etc.] Should starting RIGHT NOW no longer avail him/herself of ______________(place specific bullet point of tax code here) in order to treat _______________ (place specific G.A.A.P. accounting scenario here) as an extraordinary circumstance/unusual and/or catastrophic event, thereby qualifying for a tax credit...."

That was Step 1. Umm,........ Yeah, that would.go over easily through the Legislative Branch, i.e. THOUSANDS OF LAWMAKERS AND STAGES OF VOTING ON PROPOSED BILLS, ETC.............

Do you realize we have not even gone to Step 2 yet? Redistributing this newfound money? This is worse than a fairy tale.

In America it does seem to be a lost cause because the system is completely corrupt, but in the UK they have an opportunity if people will get behind Jeremy Corbyn. All it takes is an increase in the tax rates for corporations and the elite. The rich have quadrupled their wealth in recent years, so the money is there, but it has all been given to them whilst simultaneously stripping state services and privatising. Get it back through inheritance, closing loopholes, and declaring war on tax havens.

[brocktonblockbust]

@Gandalf believe me I wish everyone could afford coverage.