failing to understand the rules... again.

[motorbiking]

That's a left-wing lie.

They like to call it chipping in

You pay for something I need, but you don’t need, so I don’t have to pay for it.

 

[fillyboy]

 

[carmanmemoranda]

They like to call it chipping in

You pay for something I need, but you don’t need, so I don’t have to pay for it.

Yep, you might never need the fire service, or a state school, or lots of other things.

But in a good society we all chip in. Some have to pay more, it's the benefit of earning more.

You could always pay yourself less and other workers more .

 

[motorbiking]

Or you can look at the guy who earns more and ask yourself what did he do and can I do it?

You may conclude you can’t or don’t want to and that’s fine or you might make excuses.

I’ve never used private schools but I recognise the value they bring just like private hospitals help the nhs.

 

[ajohn]

help the nhs.

No. The people who pay for private health and schools are purchasing an advantage over what the state currently offers. There are exceptions such as a poor school and things like cosmetic surgery that goes wrong but in general it's correct.

TBH with schools I feel some of the problems with kids relates to parenting and the circumstances a child grows up in. This may sound hard but I've seen evidence that the private aspect does a certain amount of weeding out and that larger schools in the state sector can have more of a problem in this area. However my son moved into the state sector ~20 years ago so things may have improved.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Keir has no qualms about receiving £20k (for accommodation) to ensure his son could study in peace on the run up to his exams.

Lol, different world right enough.

What about the thousands of kids that have little/no choice but to study in a home that might be bedlam from dawn to dusk.

As far as I'm concerned the whole gift thing largely stinks and they could easily stop it, however they don't want to. Simple.

 

[Mottie]

The people who pay for private health and schools are purchasing an advantage over what the state currently offers.

I see it that they are paying for NHS and state schools but not using them. You don’t hear them moaning about it or asking for a refund.

 

[crystal ball]

I see it that they are paying for NHS and state schools but not using them. You don’t hear them moaning about it or asking for a refund.

A guy I do work for was in a private health scheme and he moaned plenty about paying for the NHS until the day came when his provider refused any more cover due to age and complexity of his illness

 

[Mottie]

There’s always one….

 

[ajohn]

I see it that they are paying for NHS and state schools but not using them. You don’t hear them moaning about it or asking for a refund.

Your slant. I just stuck to why people go for the private sectors I mentioned.

 

[ajohn]

There’s always one….

Actually it's not uncommon. I know another one.

 

[Mottie]

Your slant.

My view. I’m entitled to one, aren’t I?

 

[Mottie]

Actually it's not uncommon. I know another one.

Ok, two. Still not bad out of 800,000 private ops paid for by insurance policies let alone those directly paid for. Just think of the spaces they freed up for those using the NHS.

 

[Mottie]

Your slant. I just stuck to why people go for the private sectors I mentioned.

Because they get better treatment? What do you think of people that shop at Waitrose instead of Aldi?

 

[crystal ball]

Ok, two. Still not bad out of 800,000 private ops paid for by insurance policies let alone those directly paid for.

When you carried out your survey what method did you use?