Pensioners to pay ten percent of the cost of their medicaments

[NotinUse]

Originally Posted by country boy

The last time I was in Australia there was a joke doing the rounds, it went like this:

Q. How do you know when a British Airways jet has landed at Sydney Airport?

I don't know, how do you tell when a BA Jet has landed?

A. Because it goes on whining even when they have switched the engines off!



says it all really, just glad I live on a rock, high in the mountains away from most of humanity...bliss!

The last time I was in Australia there was a joke doing the rounds, it went like this:

There was a big moron and a little moron sitting on a rock

Q. The big moron fell off. Why?

A. The little moron was a little more on.



says it all really, just glad there are plenty of rocks...bliss!

[Alcalaina]

Originally Posted by country boy

The last time I was in Australia there was a joke doing the rounds, it went like this:

Q. How do you know when a British Airways jet has landed at Sydney Airport?

I don't know, how do you tell when a BA Jet has landed?

A. Because it goes on whining even when they have switched the engines off!



says it all really, just glad I live on a rock, high in the mountains away from most of humanity...bliss!

So - why are you reading this forum which is full of whingeing poms?

[Calas felices]

The Spanish Government passed a law last Thursday which would allow it take over the control of the finances in the regions which fail to stick to the austerity plan. Likely candidates are the PP controlled Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha, and Cataluña as well as Andalucía as being out front with deficit and perhaps Rajoy may even enjoy intervening in Socialist controlled Andalucia.

[Lucie123]

It is ridiculous that regardless of wealth you get free prescriptions same with winter fuel allowance and child benefit even though thats changing.

they would be whining aussies (poms) aswell if they had to live in the uk ;-)

[mrypg9]

Originally Posted by NotinUse

Why am I not surprised, we are being screwed bit by bit every day, that 10% will soon become 15%
Seems Spain is learning from the UK who stealthily chip away at our freedom and incomes like possessed woodpeckers.

'Freedom' is a meaningless concept unless it is described more precisely.
My 'freedom' may lead to your loss of 'freedom'.

There are many freedoms, both 'freedom to' and 'freedom from'.

If you can afford to pay 10% , 15% or 50% then, if that helps people less well-off, you should.

It's ridiculous that my son and dil, both top earners, were receiving Child Benefit for their two children -helped pay the nanny and au pair, I guess - and under the current regime will receive State Pension at the basic rate, free bus pass etc...
I don't think my dil has used a bus in her life....

As long as there are people in genuine need I am quite happy to pay what I can afford towards health care.

[country boy]

Originally Posted by Alcalaina

So - why are you reading this forum which is full of whingeing poms?

Basically, for information, entertainment and being able to offer advice where I can. (Whingeing Poms aside! ).

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by country boy

The last time I was in Australia there was a joke doing the rounds, it went like this:

Q. How do you know when a British Airways jet has landed at Sydney Airport?

I don't know, how do you tell when a BA Jet has landed?

A. Because it goes on whining even when they have switched the engines off!



says it all really, just glad I live on a rock, high in the mountains away from most of humanity...bliss!

More of the same, just in case you missed it the first time round...
I think it would be more worrying if there was no whinging. Whinging is only complaining after all. If we weren't whinging we'd be accepting, and it's a very sorry state of affairs when you accept cuts in the basics of life just because.

I totally agree that cuts have to be made and cuts probably can be made in both the health service and education, but most people agree that cutting personnel is not the way to go about it. It would be nice not to cut anything in these areas, but the times of "fat cows" as the Spanish say are over and the "thin cows" are in the fields now so let's cut the inflated salaries, the subcontracts of the subcontracts, the use of expensive named drugs etc, but enough medical staff to go around, please.

[NotinUse]

With 32 Australian soldiers killed and hundreds wounded, the Australian government under mounting pressure has withdrawn it's troops from Afghanistan a year ahead of schedule.

Definition of mounting pressure = Whinging Ozzies

[Hepa]

I read today that the pensioners are to pay for prescriptions, those who earn more pay more those who earn less pay less.

The trouble is to means test pensioners will cost more than what will be eventually recovered in the increased prescription charges................

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by Hepa

I read today that the pensioners are to pay for prescriptions, those who earn more pay more those who earn less pay less.

The trouble is to means test pensioners will cost more than what will be eventually recovered in the increased prescription charges................

Well the way that they are going to do it apparently is to cross transfer info from the tax offices to check everyone's income and financial situation, so they'll need to set up a whole new system to do that. Maybe they'll be able to employ the teachers and medical staff that they've made redundant in health and education cuts. Also they need to change some confidentiality laws because more people will have access to more info about patients. Then we will all be issued with new health cards that will have a chip on containing all this info or at least telling people in the medical profession which payment band we fall into. The cards we have now are valid for 5/ 10 years? The new cards will only be valid as long as our financial situation continues. If someone loses their job, or if someone gets a job, or someone is off sick for a month or 6 months I presume the card will be changed?
Doesn't sound like a great money saving scheme to me...