View Single Post
Old 02-11-2016, 12:26 AM  
Paul Markham
Too old to care
 
Paul Markham's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: On the sofa, watching TV or doing my jigsaws.
Posts: 52,943
Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
@paul

That figure depends on what and how you count -- you are quoting a top-of-the-line employer paid plan that might include medical, dental and optical for the employee and their dependants.
My figures were overall tax paid per person from online. So if they're all wrong, go tell them.

Quote:
Medicare spending grew 5.5% to $618.7 billion in 2014, or 20 percent of total NHE. Medicaid spending grew 11.0% to $495.8 billion in 2014, or 16 percent of total NHE. Private health insurance spending grew 4.4% to $991.0 billion in 2014, or 33 percent of total NHE.Dec 3, 2015
Quote:
When the NHS was launched in 1948, it had a budget of £437 million (roughly £15 billion at today's value). For 2015/16, the overall NHS budget was around £116.4 billion($162 billion).Jan 7, 2015
I think that proves my point.

Nothing will stop the move to the left because more people see them looking after the majority rather than the right wing. Whether Trump has any policies behind his soundbites, we're yet to see.

@mce
There isn't a successful businessman in the world who can't be bought. Nice to see your faith in what a politician or businessman says.
Paul Markham is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote