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Originally Posted by Bagpuss
This is the problem it was a good health service until we opened the borders and let in far too many immigrants who come here and drain it of resources that the British taxpayers have funded. Can I ask did you become ill whilst in England or did you come over to get treatment that would have cost in the US?
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I got sick while I was attending a wedding in England. I was prescribed a ventolin inhaler which I paid for, and submitted my insurance paperwork to the doctor's office so that they could claim back the cost of my visit.
The ongoing problem that we are facing as a society, pretty much world wide, is that we are keeping more and more people alive for longer and longer and creating more need for health and human services.
We have the same issue with immigration - I live about 2 miles from the Mexican Border, and there is an issue of treating illegal immigrants and who pays for it. I am flying off topic:-). PB probably shouldn't have used the phrase "silly cow". But if he did he should have sucked it up and admitted it. I'd prefer a verbal abuser than a liar running my town.