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Re:Fake doctor saved thousands of infants and changed medica... by pjc50 on Thursday October 17, 2019 @04:09AM (#21279901)
Yes. However, only immigrants have to pay the £400 "NHS surcharge"; they are also paying for it through tax and national insurance. The government figured out that it could impose all manner of arbitrary charges on immigrants because they can't vote.
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Re:Fake doctor saved thousands of infants and changed medica... by collyw on Thursday October 17, 2019 @04:55AM (#21280099)
To be fair no one asked them to go to the UK. I can't vote in the country I live in because i am a foreigner, but it is my choice to be there, and I prefer it to my home country.
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Re:Fake doctor saved thousands of infants and changed medica... by _-___________-_ on Thursday October 17, 2019 @12:55PM (#21283971)
It's quite possible, even likely in fact, that someone asked them to go to the UK.
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Re:Fake doctor saved thousands of infants and changed medica... by collyw on Friday October 18, 2019 @06:01AM (#21289997)
If you are talking about skilled individuals, then they probably are in decent paid jobs so £400 isn't a great deal to them.
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