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Post by Dr. Vincent Belmont on Feb 19, 2006 11:16:50 GMT -4
Well, I guess that I'm old-fashioned...I believe that you shouldn't get something you haven't earned.
Hell, I felt bad having to accept unemployment payments...the only reason I accepted money from the government is because technically one pays for unemployment insurance automatically out of a paycheck while employed with a company.
I also shudder at the idea of getting the SAME health care as everyone else....if I can pay for better, then by God, I'd like to pay for better.
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Post by Silent Seraphim on Feb 19, 2006 12:07:32 GMT -4
Well, I guess that I'm old-fashioned...I believe that you shouldn't get something you haven't earned. Everyone in the UK pays towards the cost of their healthcare with National Insurance contributions. As long as you have worked at some point in your life, then you have contributed towards the cost of your health care, so it’s not really the case that you get something you haven’t earned. Besides, when it comes to the health of children, the elderly and disabled, is it such a bad thing for those who can afford to pay to contribute towards the cost of healthcare for those who can’t? In this country, most of the elderly and disabled would simply not be able to afford the cost of their healthcare. I’m not quite sure what they would do if they were forced to pay for it. I also shudder at the idea of getting the SAME health care as everyone else....if I can pay for better, then by God, I'd like to pay for better. Then you have the choice to go private. In the UK, we do have the choice to pay for and use private healthcare if we wish. Paying for private care will get you a better and faster service. No-one is forced to use the NHS if they can pay for private treatment, but it is there for all to use if they need to or wish to use it.
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Post by Dr. Vincent Belmont on Feb 20, 2006 1:20:24 GMT -4
Well, in America, we are FORCED to pay for everyone else's healthcare and welfare, etc. anyways....it comes out of our paychecks.
I don't mind it so much for people who are either disabled, down on their luck, or unable to be gainfully employed (ie: children). I'm all for charity. I give whenever I can.
If the choice is still given to go with private healthcare, then I guess I don't see a problem with it.
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