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<blockquote data-quote="Grant_Vicat" data-source="post: 2238761" data-attributes="member: 388932"><p>I'm sure it does, but I'm still trying to figure out how it costs that much for a couple of hours of nurses's fees, paramedics' fees, consultant's fees, use of ambulance plus fuel and glucose drip. Thirty years ago I was sitting in a tea break when one of the 12 male employees started a conversation on the justification of public money being used to support those who were "of no benefit to society". Needless to say he was rounded on and I sat there awkwardly pondering what I had cost the state since July 1959. It must have been easily six figures at that time. In 2013 I was on Valganciclovir for 6 months at the cost of £1,400 per month. I have been assured by those work colleagues and many others since that nobody should feel guilty as this is what the tax system and Welfare State were set up to accommodate. As was said at that discussion "Those who in your estimation do not benefit the state,still can bring great joy to their families and carers". You could argue [USER=194473]@adheco[/USER] that the likes of us keep people in jobs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grant_Vicat, post: 2238761, member: 388932"] I'm sure it does, but I'm still trying to figure out how it costs that much for a couple of hours of nurses's fees, paramedics' fees, consultant's fees, use of ambulance plus fuel and glucose drip. Thirty years ago I was sitting in a tea break when one of the 12 male employees started a conversation on the justification of public money being used to support those who were "of no benefit to society". Needless to say he was rounded on and I sat there awkwardly pondering what I had cost the state since July 1959. It must have been easily six figures at that time. In 2013 I was on Valganciclovir for 6 months at the cost of £1,400 per month. I have been assured by those work colleagues and many others since that nobody should feel guilty as this is what the tax system and Welfare State were set up to accommodate. As was said at that discussion "Those who in your estimation do not benefit the state,still can bring great joy to their families and carers". You could argue [USER=194473]@adheco[/USER] that the likes of us keep people in jobs! [/QUOTE]
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