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Britain's Health Service "Facing Funding Crisis" [heh]
ABC News ^ | 10 June 2009 | Kate Kelland

Posted on 06/10/2009 9:35:02 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is facing the biggest financial and organizational challenge in its 60-year history, with a 15 billion pound ($25 billion) shortfall looming after 2011, a report said on Wednesday.

The NHS Confederation, which represents health service managers, said recession and rising costs will squeeze the NHS budget by 15 billion pounds in the five years from 2011.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breakingthetreasury; governmenthealtcare; governmenthealthcare; italwayscostsmore
Will Obama and the Democrats learn anything from such stories? Nope.
1 posted on 06/10/2009 9:35:03 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored
Will Obama and the Democrats learn anything from such stories? Nope.

Here's what they will take away: Britons are obviously undertaxed.

2 posted on 06/10/2009 9:37:06 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Yeah, under-taxed and under-regulated. More government, please!


3 posted on 06/10/2009 9:42:59 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored

Coming soon to . . . . . . YOU!!!


4 posted on 06/10/2009 9:43:01 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: snarks_when_bored

"Please sir: may I have some more Government?"

5 posted on 06/10/2009 9:45:55 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Perfect.


6 posted on 06/10/2009 9:47:47 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: DustyMoment

That be’s true...


7 posted on 06/10/2009 9:48:52 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored

Dem Congresswoman Admits Obama Health Care Plan Will Destroy Private Health Insurance Industry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJkXl4wG2eU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebreitbart%2Etv%2F%3Fp%3D330913&feature=player_embedded

“I know many of you here today are single payer advocates and so am I … and those of us who are pushing for a public health insurance don’t disagree with this goal. This is not a principled fight. This is a fight about strategy for getting there and I believe we will,” Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) told a group of government-run health care supporters on April 18.


8 posted on 06/10/2009 9:55:19 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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Rep. Skankowsky doesn't even try to hide her idiocy...

Oops, did I say "Skankowsky"? My bad. My bad.

9 posted on 06/10/2009 9:58:50 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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