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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostAll hail the NHS. Which cannot last, despite all the best of intentions. Huge growing demand and huge growing medical treatment costs. It is inevitable.
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Originally posted by AtW View Post
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostFTFY
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostNo welfare state equals no state pensions and no state run healthcare especially if you have a long term chronic condition. It's worth talking to people over 75 about that. Interestedly even those who were and still are well off remember the problems with that.
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Originally posted by gixxer View Post
By line of principle I always entertained the idea of no welfare state, however higher cost of living leads to lower social mobility hence less competition, less new ideas, less buzz. London could never have been in Switzerland or Cayman.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostWould you prefer to live on the Cayman Islands were it costs £8.50 for Fish Fingers and there is no welfare state so you have to hope for a nice millionaire to pay for your local hospital?
Both extremes are bad.
If you are Caymanian you will get a job anyway. 99% of companies are obliged to hire locals first. And yes, I wrote just hire, the pool of local "talent" is limited and obbligations towards local gov. must be met.
By line of principle I always entertained the idea of no welfare state, however higher cost of living leads to lower social mobility hence less competition, less new ideas, less buzz. London could never have been in Switzerland or Cayman.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostWould you prefer to live on the Cayman Islands were it costs £8.50 for Fish Fingers and there is no welfare state so you have to hope for a nice millionaire to pay for your local hospital?
Both extremes are bad.
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