Comments on: Finally Some Sense http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:20:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Monty http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-13795 Monty Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:08:59 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/#comment-13795 People who have, for many years, paid for the NHS have been refused treatment they were entitled to, because of a choice they made with their own savings. And some have died. They might have died anyway, but my point is this- the NHS didn't have a problem about withholding medicine, and letting them die. At the same time, that same NHS writes off millions, every year, on the treatment of health tourists who have paid nothing, and will pay nothing. All this on the pretext that these dedicated medics can not be expected to turn a sick person away at the door? I don't think so. I think it is politically more acceptable to our lords and masters, to reward parasites, and punish initiative. And the medical profession were happy to go along with that. People who have, for many years, paid for the NHS have been refused treatment they were entitled to, because of a choice they made with their own savings. And some have died. They might have died anyway, but my point is this- the NHS didn’t have a problem about withholding medicine, and letting them die.

At the same time, that same NHS writes off millions, every year, on the treatment of health tourists who have paid nothing, and will pay nothing. All this on the pretext that these dedicated medics can not be expected to turn a sick person away at the door? I don’t think so.

I think it is politically more acceptable to our lords and masters, to reward parasites, and punish initiative. And the medical profession were happy to go along with that.

]]> By: JuliaM http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-13725 JuliaM Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:44:23 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/#comment-13725 Let's wait and see that they actually <i>do</i> it, rather than just <i>announce</i> it... Let’s wait and see that they actually do it, rather than just announce it…

]]> By: Bob Doney http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-13722 Bob Doney Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:56:01 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/06/14/finally-some-sense/#comment-13722 Shame people had to die first though, eh. Shame people had to die first though, eh.

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