Uh, yeah, doesn't sound like socialism to me. Right.
Whether or not it is socialism was not being discussed, it was just being pointed out that in the UK you can pay for your healthcare out of your own pocket, pay into private healthcare insurance or rely on the NHS.
And you know what, of all the taxes people complain about (and there are lots of taxes to complain about in the UK!) National Insurance is rarely one of them.
That's because NI contributions go toward Social Security payments, not the NHS. The NHS is funded from income taxes etc
'Argument' and 'Conflict' have their place. Conflict, for example, would be a longer term argument usually involving violence. A row would be a one-off, short term, on-the-spot shouting match, but I suspect the BBC follows its own version of the excellent Economist Style Guide.
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What the fuck is 'Terra'? I live on Earth.
I have to say that when I see anyone using sci-fi jargon in a conversation about reality I immediately discount anything he or she has to say.
You may live on Earth, but a Frenchman lives on "Le Monde", yet you both live on Terra.
Terra is latin. It's not sci-fi jargon any more than sodium chloride is, or a parsec.
Whether or not it is socialism was not being discussed, it was just being pointed out that in the UK you can pay for your healthcare out of your own pocket, pay into private healthcare insurance or rely on the NHS.
And you know what, of all the taxes people complain about (and there are lots of taxes to complain about in the UK!) National Insurance is rarely one of them.
That's because NI contributions go toward Social Security payments, not the NHS.
The NHS is funded from income taxes etc
Except for that one. Nicely done.
Thank you for participating in "Race to the Bottom" Friday.
Is this some kind of gay marathon?
You have no proof of that, hence it's merely baseless speculation.
fucking bacon
I prefer to eat it.
never go to a porn site where you have to register
I take the moral of this story to be never steal someone else's stuff
If I'm submitting a story I'd rather cut and paste it from a previous slashdot article.
What's his name?
She went to jail for doing something stupid. She could have avoided that if she had a better roll of the intelligence dice.
"How the heck are you supposed to touch ... something that gives you no tactile response?"
May I introduce you to my wife?
What is this "dating" of which you speak?
Come friendly bombs ...
Must ... resist ... urge ... to ... Godwin ...
'Argument' and 'Conflict' have their place. Conflict, for example, would be a longer term argument usually involving violence. A row would be a one-off, short term, on-the-spot shouting match, but I suspect the BBC follows its own version of the excellent Economist Style Guide.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/row_3
Could somebody please explain what nanotechnology looks like?
Certainly - it looks like this ---> .
Mine is divisible 228,321 times by the prime number 2. I'm rich!
As bland as a Daihatsu.
Islands?
Yes, and the icon for those who read RTFA could be a tumbleweed.
More of them would be a start.
Did I mention I've got a Spinal Tap glow-in-the-dark plectrum?
Your doctor should be able to give you a shot for that. Clear it right up no problem.
And grab it with both hands when you do.
Considering the Prime Meridian runs through the middle of Greenwich, UK, almost all of the UK is in fact in the Western Hemisphere.
There, fixed that for you.
Yes.
Sorry about the dalay.
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