It already does

Before this crisis - there is a sum of money (30k) per good health year - that the NHS will spend on treating a patient - beyond that it won't do so. Given finite resources it's inevitable. In the current case we're already likely heading for a global depression- and the direct effect of that on lives will be huge. It's a hideous calculation, but necessary.

Posted By: paulg on April 8th 2020 at 21:55:12

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What is it, 95% of the wealth owned by 5% of the population? (General Chat) - Azteca, Apr 8, 20:34:51
- Honestly thought it said 95% of the wrath is ..... (General Chat) - yellowman, Apr 8, 21:50:27
- all that austerity, 100k+ disability deaths squeezing everything out of the population (General Chat) - Agatha Fisty, Apr 8, 20:53:28
  - Its called socialism pants. (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 20:59:15
    - Haha (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 21:12:14
      - we were talking about economivs, but sure, lets talk about public heath policy (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 21:16:38
        
        ‘natural party of government’ (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 21:19:56
        
        you need to sharpen your political antennae. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 21:26:17
    - Its not socialism (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 21:08:53
      - Do you agree with it? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 21:13:28
        
        I agree (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 21:22:38
        
        for as long as the health system needs (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 21:25:57
        
        Regardless of cost? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 21:43:58
        
        There isn’t an option to overwhelm the health system (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 21:54:38
        
        I'm afraid that 'politics' will need to step in at some point. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 21:47:57
        
        It already does (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 21:55:12
        
        The extent of any depression (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 8, 22:02:26
        
        You seem unduly worried by all this business. (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 21:57:20
        
        I'm not sure 'unduly!! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 22:00:00
      - You might bot call it socialism, but its the closest thing to socialism you will have (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 21:11:31
- I think this period is a great opportunity to rethink how things are done (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Apr 8, 20:46:57
  - any fair high tax system (General Chat) - matt in london, Apr 8, 20:53:57
    - That's how all fair tax systems should work, whether high tax or low tax (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Apr 8, 21:43:39
      - Corbyn's policy was consistently to increase the low tax bracket and raise the higher (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 8, 21:55:40
        
        I wasn’t aware Corbyn was proposing increases for median earners (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Apr 8, 22:06:10
  - There will be change (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 8, 20:52:53
- oh hello. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 20:44:34
  - Yup, hello shodds. You right-wingers are gonna have to accept (General Chat) - jampersands, Apr 8, 21:51:02
    - I dont think it will change that much. Human nature will revert to human nature. (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 8, 22:29:54
    - I dont know if you are still here, but I'm not a 'right winger' (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 8, 21:54:42

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