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6th Jul 2016
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Should smokers, drinkers, drug users and obese people be charged to see the doctor?I do not think we should interfere with other people's life decisions. We can offer advice and should. We do not have sufficient availability for counselling and mentoring and general mental health care and yet seem to be fine with judging people based on the thinnest of evidence about lifestyles or situations. I think ALL healthcare must continue to be free at point of service and if we had better access to psychological counselling services and mental health care (and good quality social services) - that would cut the costs of the NHS emergency and purely medical interventions right down by a massive amount. But being self - righteous when judging whether someone else makes poor decisions is not where I want to go, and not a country I want to live in. There will always be people who take advantage, and people who despite help offered, continue to make poor decisions, but that is true no matter what we do, and it is true on all levels of life, social status or income, yet somehow it is deemed ok to interfere with those on the lower ends of social strata. Leave people alone to decide how to run their own lives and free to make their own errors but have a system that helps when it can.ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Who would make a better President - Donald or Hillary?why only those 2? What about Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein?ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Should smokers, drinkers, drug users and obese people be charged to see the doctor?that is a cruel thing to say. People don't "OPT" for being sick, they just are. Would you like to be judged about your lifestyle and whether or not you 'deserve' help? The hypocratic oath prohibits doctors from choosing who to help and who not to. The NHS was never envisaged, though, for the world of medicine to become so wonderful it can save lives that previously would have been beyond the realms of medicine. That part is true. But don't make judgements of people based on your narrow opinion of the tiny bit of their lives you maybe can see.ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Should smokers, drinkers, drug users and obese people be charged to see the doctor?no. It is a slippery slope to start judging people as if you are some great lord and have a right to see into people's lives and decide who gets treatment and who not. After all, would you like for someone like me to judge that you should not get heart treatment because your lifestyle is dubious by in the way you exercise or not?ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016
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4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Is recognising 'gender neutral' going to get complicated?nobody is saying that world needs to revolve around anyone, even if you seem to think it must revolve around your own perspective. Just to stop judging people. end of. this is silly.ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Is recognising 'gender neutral' going to get complicated?why? there are plenty of unattractive people who use loos. Maybe someone else would be uncomfortable standing next to you while they are washing their hands. You might be one of the people others are uncomfortable with. Get used to it. People are what they are, leave them alone and get on with your life not being so judgemental.ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Do you think we’re facing chaos now we’re leaving the EU?I don't see anything gained at all from this 'suffering' of being out of the EU. I see only loss.ViewDate:
4th Jul 2016 lagarto commented on:
Do you think we’re facing chaos now we’re leaving the EU?What worries me most is the growing xenophobia. I see a shocking increase of racism and openly bigoted attacks on people for merely being or perceived as being non British-born. I also see an increase in homelessness. I fear our government is not committed to increasing social housing and care of the most vulnerable in our society, or even of people who are not vulnerable, but not rich enough to have access to further education, child care, care for the elderly, disabled, or use public transport. The other worry I have is the loss of funding for science and education projects. I fear we might be becoming more intolerant and closed. So, yes, I fear more chaos, and Britain becoming less the beautiful, green, open friendly land I found when I came here more than 40 years ago.
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