FFS - tax payer funded healthcare isn't socialism. Besides, you only have to look at the alternative (ie the US's Health"care" system) to realise that doesn't work either
The NHS emergency room (A&E as it's called there) have strict guidelines about waiting times. If you are not seen, treated and admitted or discharged in 4 hours there are serious financial penalties for the hospital concerned. They have to hit something like a 95% target which is intense for the people working there
At least in the UK you have the option of going private if you so choose. There are single payer systems which don't allow that.
And NICE would never approve a synthetic organ if it cost $5m
This isn't entirely true. Here in Nova Scotia, we allow landed immigrants (Permanent Residents is the current phrase du jour) to use the healthcare system. They are, after all, paying into the tax system to fund the healthcare system here. Pretty much the only thing a Permanent Resident can't do is vote.
Actually the NHS was actually run pretty well. At least until Thatcher got hold of it, followed by Cameron.
WHO ranking puts it significantly higher and cheaper than the US
/tinfoilhattime
I believe the bankers knew in advance that they were going to crash the economy with their shenanigans. It's why it didn't matter that Dubbya was in power when the "lever was pressed". In fact, given that Dubbya was in his second term and the Democrats already looking good for the next Presidential election, if you want to get really tinfoilhat you might even suggest they crashed it at that time on purpose. Dubbya gets to give his buddies a shit ton of tax money and sets up the Democrats to take the fall. That appears to have worked, as a rather large chunk of Americans believe that Obama caused the current recession.
And yes I can blame the bankers, but I also blame the politicians for weakening the banking rules that allowed it to happen. I'm just glad that Stephen Harper only had a minority here in Canada when he came to power. He's on record as wanting to weaken the banking rules (equivalent of removing Glass/Stegal which caused this mess in the first place), and Canada would have been just as screwed as America is now.
No, but the UK voters didn't vote in the UK bankers either.
But the UK bankers did crash the UK economy by buying crap from the American bankers. I refuse to believe that the UK bankers didn't know that what they were buying was toxic any more than I believe that the American bankers didn't know what they were selling was toxic.
So by extension the American bankers knowingly assisted in crashing the UK (and *so* many others) economies. Why? Because they are greedy and knew they were going to get bailed out by Dubbya (that paragon of conservatism)
These would be the same liberals who stand up for the unions - the people who give you rights like a safe work environment, safe drinking water through the EPA, the weekend, etc, and gay people the right to marry whomever they damn well please? As opposed to the conservatives who take away your rights - like restricting abortion rights, people's right to vote, etc etc.
Before you start yelling about how the liberals are taking rights, take a look at recent history.
That, and greedy corporations stealing their pensions.
And no, they used to have so many kids because
1) Insane infant mortality rates
2) No birth control
Seeing as we've fixed those problems* we now have less kids.
* Assuming the Republicans don't ban contraceptive pills.
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FFS - tax payer funded healthcare isn't socialism. Besides, you only have to look at the alternative (ie the US's Health"care" system) to realise that doesn't work either
The NHS emergency room (A&E as it's called there) have strict guidelines about waiting times. If you are not seen, treated and admitted or discharged in 4 hours there are serious financial penalties for the hospital concerned. They have to hit something like a 95% target which is intense for the people working there
You mean death panels? America already has them - they're called the Insurance Industry
At least in the UK you have the option of going private if you so choose. There are single payer systems which don't allow that. And NICE would never approve a synthetic organ if it cost $5m
This isn't entirely true. Here in Nova Scotia, we allow landed immigrants (Permanent Residents is the current phrase du jour) to use the healthcare system. They are, after all, paying into the tax system to fund the healthcare system here. Pretty much the only thing a Permanent Resident can't do is vote.
Please stop calling it a free Health System. It's never been free, it never will be. It is tax payer funded.
You can opt-in to private healthcare, but you can't opt out of the NHS.
Actually the NHS was actually run pretty well. At least until Thatcher got hold of it, followed by Cameron. WHO ranking puts it significantly higher and cheaper than the US
What - like trickle down economics? Yeah, cos that worked so well
/tinfoilhattime I believe the bankers knew in advance that they were going to crash the economy with their shenanigans. It's why it didn't matter that Dubbya was in power when the "lever was pressed". In fact, given that Dubbya was in his second term and the Democrats already looking good for the next Presidential election, if you want to get really tinfoilhat you might even suggest they crashed it at that time on purpose. Dubbya gets to give his buddies a shit ton of tax money and sets up the Democrats to take the fall. That appears to have worked, as a rather large chunk of Americans believe that Obama caused the current recession. And yes I can blame the bankers, but I also blame the politicians for weakening the banking rules that allowed it to happen. I'm just glad that Stephen Harper only had a minority here in Canada when he came to power. He's on record as wanting to weaken the banking rules (equivalent of removing Glass/Stegal which caused this mess in the first place), and Canada would have been just as screwed as America is now.
No, but the UK voters didn't vote in the UK bankers either. But the UK bankers did crash the UK economy by buying crap from the American bankers. I refuse to believe that the UK bankers didn't know that what they were buying was toxic any more than I believe that the American bankers didn't know what they were selling was toxic. So by extension the American bankers knowingly assisted in crashing the UK (and *so* many others) economies. Why? Because they are greedy and knew they were going to get bailed out by Dubbya (that paragon of conservatism)
These would be the same liberals who stand up for the unions - the people who give you rights like a safe work environment, safe drinking water through the EPA, the weekend, etc, and gay people the right to marry whomever they damn well please? As opposed to the conservatives who take away your rights - like restricting abortion rights, people's right to vote, etc etc. Before you start yelling about how the liberals are taking rights, take a look at recent history.
Apparently the American public
Or indeed more recently how Australia has turned into a dictatorship after it's population was disarmed. Oh wait - that never happened
2. stop working.
You mean striking? What kind of socialist communist liberal pinko are you? /sarcasm
So they are basically taking Pascal's Wager, where the rest of the western world chooses a more rational perspective.
IANAL but surely if they are actually separate legal entities, they can't?
I do listen to Metallica. Considering their most recent "work" you aren't missing much.
Round here they fine you if you don't at least attempt to recycle, and sort your compostables into the composting bin.
That, and greedy corporations stealing their pensions. And no, they used to have so many kids because 1) Insane infant mortality rates 2) No birth control Seeing as we've fixed those problems* we now have less kids. * Assuming the Republicans don't ban contraceptive pills.
Actually I'd like to retire at some point. I don't want to be working for 80 years thank you very much!
+1
Already got that, they charge me per cubic meter of water.
.... putting his money where his mouth is
I mean really - why would you network a toilet?