Tuesday 9 January 2018

Protect the NHS from the Tories

Excellent letter in The Guardian today.  Lots of interesting facts: did you know NHS hospitals pay business rates when private hospitals do not?

"The divide between medical and social care is very vague. Medical care is available 24 hours a day seven days a week and is free; social care is largely only available 9 to 5, Monday to Friday and is means tested. Breaking up the system through outsourcing and privatisation only complicates matters. Basically both need to be provided by government and be taxpayer-funded. Expensive? Why not have a levy of 5% on all inheritance over £100,000, including trusts. The rich who would benefit most in life would pay more in the end."

See all the letter at https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/08/the-rich-benefit-most-let-them-pay-more-tax

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