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Originally Posted by Mr K
So you want higher taxes now? A few weeks ago you were arguing that higher earners desperately needed tax cuts. Who are these taxes going to fall on? Which party is most likely to implement your radical plan? The Tories ?  |
Actually Labour are the party most likely to increase taxes .
Realistically though (and not in the socialist dreamland you seem to occupy)we will need to invest billions more in the NHS to maintain the service given the increased population and the increased age of the population.At some point we will have to raise more money to pay for it ,we could privatise it and have a service for the well off only or raise taxes and keep the service for everyone .
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Originally Posted by Mr K
I agree with increasing taxes too; however the Govt. is dogmatically opposed to raising taxes. The public aren't innocent here. Despite what they say to pollsters, they don't vote for parties that promise tax rises. Demands are increasing on the NHS quicker than its budget growing, yet they are expected to expand further. Its an impossible task and I suspect the Govt. knows it i.e. its being set up to fail.
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What benefit for any government could there possibly be in letting the NHS fail ?