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Mr Khan said:
Kantor said:

I'm not sure I understand this love of the NHS.

Who do you think is funding the NHS? It's not taken out of the Queen's investments, or out of the pockets of the Lords, it's funded by the taxpayer. It is really no different to buying insurance yourself. The only difference is that your insurance goes to the government rather than a private company.

It's certainly better than America's system, but it is by no means perfect.

But all are enrolled in NHS regardless of economic means and the NHS can't reject your enrollment because of pre-existing conditions, nor can they declare "oops, you've used too much coverage. Good luck now!"

This is the kind of predatory profit-mongering that has no place in matters of human wellness, thus making any universal system inherently better than the American system.

Really, the only perfect solution is a free market of companies that don't try to screw you over, and who compete for prices and quality of service.

But I suppose that's never happening

Seriously, though, how does the USA spend so much on healthcare? It spends more as a percentage of GDP than the UK does, and we have a single-payer system.



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