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talaiporia · 19-11-2012, 12:47 AM

I grew up in the country, my family (working class) have just decided that we'll have to get rid of the car when it goes wrong, as we can't afford to keep it - my mum recently suffered a head injury and can no longer work - and they will no longer be able to visit my gran, in another village. I can see both sides.

But tax has to come from somewhere. Schools, hospitals, police, roads, water, public transport, and studies show that countries with higher state involvement tend to be "happier" (whatever that means). In addition, countries like America, without an NHS, spend almost TWICE as must on care, while recieving (on average) a substandard level of care, in that many are not receiving care at the point of need. I imagine this is a simmilar story for other aspects of their infrastruture.

The vast majority of motorists don't live in London, but the vast majority of people live in cities. In fact, the combined population of NI, Scotland and Wales is only slightly larger than the population of greater London. Should we make exceptions for the (extremely small) minority (<10%) that live in non-urban areas?

19-11-2012, 12:47 AM	#7
talaiporia Chat Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: W. London I am currently:	I grew up in the country, my family (working class) have just decided that we'll have to get rid of the car when it goes wrong, as we can't afford to keep it - my mum recently suffered a head injury and can no longer work - and they will no longer be able to visit my gran, in another village. I can see both sides. But tax has to come from somewhere. Schools, hospitals, police, roads, water, public transport, and studies show that countries with higher state involvement tend to be "happier" (whatever that means). In addition, countries like America, without an NHS, spend almost TWICE as must on care, while recieving (on average) a substandard level of care, in that many are not receiving care at the point of need. I imagine this is a simmilar story for other aspects of their infrastruture. The vast majority of motorists don't live in London, but the vast majority of people live in cities. In fact, the combined population of NI, Scotland and Wales is only slightly larger than the population of greater London. Should we make exceptions for the (extremely small) minority (<10%) that live in non-urban areas? Last edited by talaiporia : 19-11-2012 at 12:52 AM.
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