[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I read an article recently that essentially broke down the cost of the US health care system... And it actually fairly comprehensively concluded that fully funded state health care for all actually costs less than the current system of insurance with so many uninsured, and the hilarious charges that business-run hospitals and pharma slap on things (e.g. Overcharging for simple meds that cost pennies over the counter, by over 2000%, when billing insurance companies). So basically if the US implemented an NHS, far from having to increase taxes to fund it, they would actually SAVE money. It's all a massive ****ing scam, they're rinsing people, deliberately. And this is the route that the UK wants to go down?

Well yes because the whole Idea of privatisation is that individuals make money, therefore if something is in public hands as the NHS was a short time ago and not running at a loss then who is making money?.... Nobody and we can't have that!
Same with the trains, they were functioning and providing a good service as well as a profit, so naturally they had to sell it to Mr Branson so he could make the money instead.
He recently took control of more of the NHS

''Richard Branson has quietly made the type of healthcare history only a US President would be proud of. In an unprecedented move, the British government has gifted for-profit Virgin Care direct control of Bath and North East Somerset Council’s core adult social care services as part of a £700m deal.

The deal

From April 2017, Virgin will run three statutory services. Adult social care, continuing healthcare, and children’s community health will all be in the control of a profit-seeking company.''

http://www.thecanary.co/2016/11/11/s...chunk-nhs-yet/