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Re:The Culture War: Iain M. Banks’s Billionaire Fans by DanBC on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:28AM (#25940616)
> No they just tell the travellers to keep travelling and they deny medical care because the little sod isn’t worth it to them.

In England anyone can get primary care and A&E care without charge.

> You do understand that socialized medicine refuses care to people who aren’t deemed to be “worth it”, don’t you?

Can you give any actual examples? I can't think of any in the UK. And I can think of plenty from the US.

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Re:The Culture War: Iain M. Banks’s Billionaire Fans by chordalkeyboard on Thursday January 28, 2021 @07:11AM (#25940869)
>> No system can say yes to every desired treatment, in every context, at any price. All systems have to tell somebody no: Either providers cannot charge what they want, or patients cannot have what they want, or taxes are going to be much higher than anyone wants.

https://www.vox.com/2020/1/28/21074386/health-care-rationing...

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