Angus |
18-03-2011 06:12 AM |
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Originally Posted by pices
(Post 4162557)
If I recall there were a lot of twitter arguments on this issue, from what I recall Josie stated that she had tried to contact Steve but could not get through, Steve at the time said she had not contacted him so I guess at the end of the day she did not fulfill her promise, tbh it was a silly promise to make but then housemates have often promised things in the house as a way of gaining public votes.
Ben was the only one that I recall saying that he would have his own family and commitments to spend the money on if he won, all the others seemed to want to shout about giving moneyfor Steves leg.
Tbh it would be lovely if all servicemen and indeed all physically handicapped people could have top of the range, all singing and dancing equiptment but its not possible, Steve always had the option of limbs through the NHS, just not the state of the art ones he wanted:blush:
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My point is that servicemen and women in particular should ALWAYS be eligible for state of the art NHS treatment, equipment, prosthetics etc, by virtue of the unique job they do in service of their country. I truly believe they should be a special case.
As for other disabled people, there would be a lot more NHS money and resources available if they clamped down on overseas health tourists and cleared at least 50% of the bureacratic fat cats out of hospital and health trust management. Let's face it, the NHS is another example where limited resources have been stretched way too far.
Similarly too much funding is directed towards people who have self inflicted health issues, such as alcoholics, drug addicts and the morbidly obese. Perhaps there should be additional contributions from those who overload the NHS because of their own irresponsibility. If they can afford booze, drugs and massive amounts of food, they can afford to pay for their own treatment.
But I guess a discussion about the failings of the NHS should be reserved for another thread!
Back on topic - don't promise what you can't or won't deliver.
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