/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1686554
Here is a better chart. Pay attention please.
Notice how it consists of 3 parts: Total = Government/Compulsory + Voluntary.
Now, pay attention still: do you see that little x? Notice how ours is pretty low <2K. Your is lower, sure, but not by much. The 'astronomic' total you keep bringing up comes from the government funding: notice that little tilted rectangle? It is called a rhombus. But we can call it a diamond. Let's see if it is printable: ◇
Anyway, from x to ◇ (diamond) is how much the government spends on healthcare. A bit excessive sure, but a lot of it is invested in research and bleeding edge medical technologies. Which is why our medical science is #1 in the world. And you have crowded hospitals and huge wait times and as an outpatient you have to wait in line with a bunch of bums and wait for 3 months for that CAT scan worrying if you have cancer or not. But it is 'free'. (Taken from your taxes). But since it is 'free', the NHS obviously loves cutting corners.