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A comment on Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the average U.S. birth. Parent comment

Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by andyjohnson0 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:30AM (#16919560)
> you pay for that room from your first paycheck to the last

No. In the UK you pay into a fund that pays for everyone, not just yourself.

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Re:Kate Middleton’s ‘luxury’ birth cost less than the averag... by kgwgk on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:51AM (#16920010)
National Insurance represents less than 20% of NHS funding. But I guess you're right if you consider general taxation as contributing into the HM Treasury fund.
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