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Old 08-05-2017, 03:51 PM #2
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Originally Posted by UserSince2005 View Post
Imagine this scenario:
The government has set out a referendum to abolish the NHS.
In its place, people with savings under a threshold (say £2k) and not in work would be eligible for free health care.
As well as children under the age of 18 and senior citizens.
Every other person would be required to provide themselves with health insurance or whatever they deemed sensible.

How would you vote?
Against.
People could be saving for a new car, rainy day, helping their kids get to uni etc.
£2k is hardly a fortune and would be gone within the first year if a person in the family has ongoing health issues.
We all pay in as it is, pehaps we could be enticed into paying a bit more if we know it is ring fenced for NHS and care.
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