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Old 02-03-2008, 18:28   #225
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Re: "Silly Cow" Clr Britcliffe

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob View Post
These figures interested me so I did a bit of checking, according to the Office for National Statistics the number of people paying Income Tax in 2007 was 29.4 million.
The average, or median, earnings for the same year were £23,764.

£90billion divided by 29.4 million is £3,061 per tax-payer, per year, further divided by twelve is £255 per month.
The figures have to be the number of patients it must oversee and total budget to figure a per person cost. The fact wealth people pay more through tax and some people pay less doesn't equate to the value of the whole system.

THe US system also costs more the more ill you are or the more old you are. Some people won;t even qualify for insurance. The NHS covers dental care and in some cases eye care. The US system, that is extra.
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