Helen, I actually clarified my point with David on another thread of the

Comment on General Election 2010 Poll Results by Sarah in the Desert.

Helen,

I actually clarified my point with David on another thread of the situation available to single working parents due to a Labour shift in policy as I was in fact, incorrect this was a number of years ago now.

“People have short memories and tend to vote for the party that they believe will make their own lives better.” Is that not what you are doing?” – Yes, of course it is whilst understanding economically how it is better for everyone if you allow people to keep more of the money they work for. It’s good for the economy (the Laffer curve effect).

“Every time your insurance company profited from your own misfortune in being ill, the NHS also lost that consultant’s time to the private sector.” – this is nonsense, private doctors and consultants may have to be trained in the UK to practice there but to say that all of them work for the NHS and have their time sapped by private patients is wrong. I have used a vascular doctor here where I live who also has a surgery in the UK and does not work for the NHS at all; he used to many years ago but is now solely private, I’m fairly sure that he is not alone.

“You brush vastly improved NHS waiting lists off as if it’s hardly worth a mention, which perhaps to relates to your private healthcare status and lack of residence in the UK” – quite possibly and I can take that on the chin, obviously I have had a little experience of the NHS over the years some good and some bad. I just think that there shouldn’t be waiting lists at all, if you need treatment you should just get it and not have to wait until you’re half-dead or have bits falling off you before it’s treated; this is a problem because the NHS is a bureaucratic, over-subscribed public service.

“Yes there are people who don’t aspire to do anything, they are lazy, they are not contributing to society. That is a given in every country on this planet, so it shouldn’t be a reason to withdraw help from people who need it and deserve it.” – I don’t believe I was advocating that, I’m happy to support people who help themselves not the idiots who don’t.