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    No I didn’t pay already - I’ve paid far less in tax than I’ve had spent on me in hospitals. I didn’t pay. Children don’t pay. Pensioners don’t pay. People on universal don’t pay. Not even billionaires pay for healthcare unless they go private. No one pays for healthcare in the UK apart from the government. It’s free.

    Yes, absolutely the government is funded by taxation. But taxation is paid according to income, it has nothing whatsoever to do with whether or not you use healthcare. The healthcare is free. Earned income is not.

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      It doesn’t matter if you paid less than you cost! You spent money on it! What are you not getting here? A good deal doesn’t mean you didn’t pay for something that’s insane.

      I never said it has anything to do with whether or not you use healthcare or to what extent. You are paying into the pot and you are extracting from it (as is your right!) when you go to the hospital. You are paying for your nation’s healthcare every day, every year. It is not free. By definition. And it is a GOOD system!

      Dude this is speaking to a brick wall. How many sources do I need to show you? You are paying taxes, those taxes fund the hospitals. You are paying for healthcare. I’m out lmao I can’t believe I let you drag out this conversation this long - you’re either a troll or just too obstinate to function

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        No, free healthcare has NOTHING to do with being a taxpayer or not - everyone gets it - no one checks your taxpaying credentials when you enter the hospital, that would be monstrous. The healthcare is free. Taxes are charges on income, not charges on healthcare. The healthcare is free, the income isn’t.