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If there is proper supervision and genuine competition. The government should not run anything it should be there to set and supervise the rules.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone -
The government rules are usually that their mates get the money.Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostIf there is proper supervision and genuine competition. The government should not run anything it should be there to set and supervise the rules.Comment
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Same applies to the NHS as it stands. We need some more integrity driven investigative newspapers like the Daily Mail to name and shameOriginally posted by BrilloPad View PostThe government rules are usually that their mates get the money.
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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ftfyOriginally posted by DodgyAgent View PostSame applies to the NHS as it stands. We need some more integrity driven investigative newspapers like the Daily Mash to name and shame
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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I wonder if Greece still had a triple A rating would have been able to service it's debts.Originally posted by oracleslave View PostNope, should the triple A rating and the ability to service it though?
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Is it more important for an MP now to service that debt than the citizens who elected them?"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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That's deep.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThe one thing I did not miss was your unwarranted aggressive attacks on all and sundry. A great pity really as 10% of your posts are absolutely brilliant."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Hold the phone, we could have Deutsch insurance companies operating throughout the land before the end of the decade.Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostAgree that private parties can offer a good deal on the supply side of healthcare, but the set up over here with everybody getting private insurance plus considerable government subsidy is not going well; quite simply, insurers demand a say in how healthcare is provided and managed, and insurers don't know how to manage healthcare; they're making a big, expensive, bureaucratic mess which is much worse than when 90% of people had state health insurance.
I pay €575 for my families heath insurance every month. Get used to it, you get what you pay for."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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So you are on €10 a day thenOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostHold the phone, we could have Deutsch insurance companies operating throughout the land before the end of the decade.
I pay €575 for my families heath insurance every month. Get used to it, you get what you pay for.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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I know crazy the agent takes the other €790Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostSo you are on €10 a day then"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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What a softie he isOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostI know crazy the agent takes the other €790Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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