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Originally Posted by Damien
I would think the NHS is being strained far more by an ageing population. In fact diabetes alone is costing the NHS £13 billion! :arm: I didn't expect that figure when I googled it. |
Hence the sugar tax. Booze, fags and bad diet are the real reasons our NHS is groaning under the pressure.
The principal downside of a health system without any form of co-payment is it removes all incentive for the users to try to avoid having to.