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Originally Posted by Larry Jaques
On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 23:18:35 +0000, with neither quill nor qualm,
Congrats on your benefits from a working healthcare system.
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Fitment of an implantable defibrillator plus one overnight stay is cheap but the unit itself is very expensive , something like 30,000 USD . The UK healthcare budget per person per year is slightly under 2,000 USD and I'd be happy to pay a bit more in taxes to improve it further .
AFAIK , the healthcare spend in the US averaged out over the whole population is just over 5,000 USD per annum but with access based on ability to pay .
It is a bit hypocritical for politicians to claim to preside over a civilised society whilst maintaining healthcare is a privilege which should not be available to everyone . What are they going to cancel next , education ?
The super-rich are sucking so hard that there is going to be a backlash . It is about time the little guy got a better deal in the US and the UK .