Our NHS was set up in 1948, shortly after the end of WW2 when our country was financially f**ked anyway, whether this made it easier or not I don't know.
-- Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 October 2004 13:34 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Envy Of The World? > > While I'm personally all for universal health care let's not > kid ourselves that it's "free". It (and other programs like > universal university access) is paid for via higher taxes. > > There are also issues with universal health care such as lack > of choice and a tendency towards cost savings when it comes > to tests and the like (although much of that also exists in > the HMO system as well). > > As I said, I'm all for it, but it's not as simple an issue as > those who already have it sometimes make it out to be. ;^) > I'm sure the transitions in the UK and Canada weren't without > some controversy as well. > > Jim Davis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 5:53 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Envy Of The World? > > > Mr. Bush is always telling us that US healthcare is the envy of the > > world > > Well don't believe him, over here in the UK we have a > fantastic health service and it is all free, and I believe > Canada is the same, and Australia I think. > > We are however envious that you managed to take a man with > fewer marbles than Prince Philip and give him control of your > country, well done! ;-) > > -- > Jay > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| The annual ColdFusion User Conference is being held Sat 6/26 - Sun 6/27/04 8am-5pm in the Washington DC Area. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=44 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132489 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
