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Old 27-10-2009, 15:24   #35
bullseyebarb
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Re: New NHS report

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Originally Posted by Mancie View Post
this has turned into a health care in America debate.. the basic principle in Britain is that health care is free and indiscrimanate..wether a person has insurance or not... it may be funded by direct or indirect tax..and that is the big diference between our health care principles and those of the USA.. some Americans seem to have the idea that if you can't afford it you should not get it.


This is far from the first thread to have taken a detour. That tends to happen during the course of any conversation.

Whilst most Americans still believe in personal responsibility, I think you'd be hard pressed to find any who think that people without resources should be denied medical care. I have repeatedly explained the many ways in which such treatment is delivered. You just don't wish to be persuaded.
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