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Originally Posted by dr wadd
I can`t see any validity in this assertion. With the amount of National Insurance I've paid while working, if I was permitted to not make that contribution and to use it all to pay for private health care I'd probably benefit. I cannot see how it can be considered as "sponging" if you pay in more than you take out.
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Hence the use of inverted commas ... I agree with you, it's not sponging when you pay in more than you get out. I was trying to illustrate that some of what we decry as sponging is nothing of the sort. IMO, there are plenty of cases in which people may get more from the welfare state than they ever pay in, and yet are still not sponging.