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TBH, the lyrics to Lloyd's song are like a send-up of anti-theists such as Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins.
Roy Devans probably thinks he's being clever and edgy, but he's really not.
All the points he raised in his lyrics have already been said by more intelligent, educated, and articulate people.
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God is watching over us
He should beg for what he did
How can you say that he helped you out today
While he was killing 14,000 kids
^^^ What's the 'killing 14,000 kids' a reference to? The Watchtower's paedo and no blood policies, or something from the Old Testament?
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Ugh, so Lloyd can strum a guitar and sing a bit.
What this means is he won't set the world on fire, but he will be able to do some busking in streets and shopping malls, with passers-by dropping him a few coins.
Glad to see he's found his level
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
The NHS is part of the government, so how can it not be the government's fault? - the government gives taxpayers' money to the NHS, but the government doesn't decide where that money is spent. NHS higher-ups decide that.
So, if your local hospital has three or four Diversity Tsars and Outreach Coordinators but not enough kidney dialysis machines, then that's on the NHS higher-ups. It's their fault.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
Hi Jan,
I think you and me are coming at this issue from different perspectives.
Re the NHS and how it's run - no, it's not any UK government's fault. The fault lies with the NHS bigwigs and their often poor financial decisions. So, yeah, the NHS should be run more efficiently, with a special emphasis on sensible spending.
Re the US healthcare system as it currently is, yes, it's bad that someone's house can be repossessed because of hospital bills.
And we already know that large swathes of the US electorate don't want to pay for others' health care bills.
So, what's the solution?
Well, I originally said let each state decide. This would still inconvenience some people - image being dirt-poor and stuck in a conservative state such as Texas. You can't afford much in the way of healthcare and you can't afford to up sticks to somewhere like Cali or New York. So, how about rich people start a healthcare charity that could meet the bills of America's poorest? America's super-rich like nothing more than saying they care for poor people. This would be a great chance for them to show that. Other people - middle-income earners and basic income earners - who also care about the poor could also put money in the pot.
And, obviously, those who don't want to pay for others' healthcare don't have to.
^^^ This could work, couldn't it?
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
Also the NHS doesn't spend a fortune on pen pushers in offices calculating bills - sorry, but it does.
I worked in the NHS, as a porter.
We used to have a saying: 'too many chiefs, not enough Indians'. I think it's obvious what it means.
The NHS is top-heavy, with too many managers, too many HR staff, too much bureaucracy, and not enough cleaners, porters, healthcare assistants, or kidney dialysis machines.
The NHS also wastes lots of money on shitty, non-jobs such as 'Diversity Coordinators', etc.
Plus the NHS is in hock to trans activists (Stonewall and other groups declare organisations 'trans friendly' - for an annual fee, or course). Its latest advice to staff is not to say 'biologically male/female'. <---- absolutely ridiculous.
Billions of money per year are shoveled into the NHS but it continually pleads poverty.
Conclusion: the NHS is badly run and wasteful of tax-payers' money.
I know whereof I speak in this instance.
won the premiership.. won the fa cup.. won the champions league.. that's the treble baby.
so amazing after we spent 44 years without anything.
no more "noisy neighbours".. now let's do it again, back-to-back, and achieve new heights - more consecutive premierships than anyone has every done before would be enough..
@notsurewheretogo - it's true that City have a huge advantage because of all Sheikh Mansour's money.
But money alone is not enough to guarantee success.
Look at Everton. They've spent loads of money in recent years but they're shit - they only just avoided relegation this season and last season.
Same too, at Man United. For the past ten years they've spent loads of money but have been a shambles up until Erik Ten Hag took over last year.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
do Americans mind paying for public schools - that's something else. This topic is about healthcare.
If you really want to deflect and dissemble, well I can play that game too: money is very tight for me. If I need a new pair of shoes I have to pay for them. There's no free-at-the-point-of-delivery shoecare system.
Try again, please.
NB - I have received excellent care when I was in hospital for the only time in 2013. I have also seen the other side of the NHS. There are plenty of excellent, dedicated staff but the NHS as an organisation has serious flaws that need to be looked at. So, for me, the NHS is on balance a good thing. But I recognise intellectual diversity and I also recognise the fact that, for many Americans, they don't want to pay for others' healthcare.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
the " I'm alright - sod you Jack " attitude just doesn't seem very nice somehow - it's not that at all.
What happened to personal responsibility?
won the premiership.. won the fa cup.. won the champions league.. that's the treble baby.
so amazing after we spent 44 years without anything.
no more "noisy neighbours".. now let's do it again, back-to-back, and achieve new heights - more consecutive premierships than anyone has every done before would be enough..
Yeah, City deserve this.
Gardiola has crafted a wonderful team.
