(09-13-2021, 02:23 PM)Sotv Wrote: The way we pay for the NHS is an example of socialist principles in action. It's precisely because we can't take our money elsewhere that the poor service and stinking attitude of thinking they are doing us a favour by providing already paid for services continues.
We live in society where i am forced to pay for services i do not want or need with the threat of state violence if i don't pay, yet you're being conned into thinking we live in a free market democracy.
What services are you being forced to pay for? You are taxed by the government that you voted for and they spend the money on items that they choose to. They spend it on the education you will have received (albeit a poor one by the looks of it), your kids education (if you have them), the roads that you drive on, the security that you need, and any health needs that you have (if you have a heart attack and are unable to communicate where do you think they will take you?). They will also provide you with a small amount in your retirement to be going on with and will take away your rubbish for you each week saving you a trip to the tip on a saturday freeing you up to spend your time moaning at the football on offer.
You are pushing the boundaries of stupidity if you consider this country a socialist state forcing you to by decree to hand over your taxes.