Francis Irving wrote: > When every party believes in universal free healthcare and education, > what are they arguing about now?
How it will be implemented, who will pay for it, how much of a contribution will each person/business make etc. You could argue that making everyone pay the same fixed amount (cost of NHS / number of tax payers) towards the NHS would support universal free healthcare but that wouldn't be considered progressive from an economic point of view, and probably not from a social one either. Having said that, "progressive" is one of those words which sounds positive but can mean anything you want - ideal for anyone trying to sell a manifesto to people. > Meanwhile, it feels like an attempt to import partisan mass politics > from the US. Not sure that's what we need to solve our political > crisis, as it would naturally create the opposite extreme (Republican) > side. I've seen a certain amount of leaning towards the Obama-style sort of campaigning - get enough of the masses demanding change and the politicians will have to listen, especially if there is an election coming up. I don't think it would solve our political problems either. Paul -- Paul Waring http://www.pwaring.com _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
