@SwarmShawarma Strong agree.

I believe that some elements of society should be socialist. Natural monopolies and healthcare are amongst those.

I challenge any man on this forum to turn a blind eye to a person in their community, a friend, a family member, an old person, in need because a few pieces of silver haven't crossed their palm.

If a man walked past a old man/woman in distress, he would rightly be ridiculed on this forum.

But yes you are right that the expansion of our generosity has been abused. And should not be.

@First-light I would add one caveat to it. Theoretically speaking NHS is a socialist idea.

Possibly it can work more or less efficiently but when the socialists go so much to the left that they will welcome everyone for free it has no right to work. Neither the NHS, housing, safety and whatever else.

@siriusblakk416 There is only one size for all solution, block her everywhere and move on. ANy other solution requires hand holding and so much mental gymnastics that you will spend life on an attempt to fix this Frankenstein, rather than having fun or building yourself.

Besides: no one will hand gold you

@Kloi @Kloi I have asked a vet how does it look with vets and insurance companies in UK

Insurance cpany will try to get away paying if any link to preexisting condition exists (forgot to ask but assume that if insurer was changed) and doctors are having bonuses paid for treatments, the more the better.

Patient or owner of a pet is in the middle

@Vermillion-Rx

You know that short term effects and long ones are AS similar as 2 unicorns when they meet each other, or like Typo and Deeeeply.

PS. For a good year I could never say who is who

@Kloi I can't even stop snorting energy drinks, given my condition it is also not very smart, I imagine how hard it is to dicth anything more serious

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@SwarmShawarma hit post before adding, not impressed with Trump's renewed blockade and embargo against Cuba. People always leave that major factor out when they boast, "SeE, ComMunIsm faIlS evEryWheRe it's tRiED!!1!! Cuba is full of old-ass American cars kept running on homebrew replacement parts, and they produce some world class Doctors and medical innovations.

@SwarmShawarma interesting, thanks for sharing. As First-light mentioned, it's not a new idea, Scandinavian countries in particular converted cars to run on various fossil fuels and biomass. This was a stopgap wartime measure. It's much more practical in large stationary plant applications especially where the feedstock is an abundant local waste product. See also, Producer Gas.