Would you get rid of the NHS in exchange for maximum 15% income tax rate?

No i would not.

As a disabled person living in the UK i value the NHS far more then i would a small tax cut.As a person who has a low income i would be worse off if i had to pay for private medical insurance for my health needs.

Also bear in mind as i have a disability already i am unlikely to find a private medical insurance company that is willing to cover my existing medical conditions.That being the case how can i ever expect to receive the quality of care i do with the NHS?

The example you have given shows a greater benefit to the rich who rarely use the NHS.This if it became policy would make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

As has already been pointed out just have a look at the health care provided in the US.Millions of people have no health cover as they simply can't afford it.

It surely is a measure of how civilised we are as a nation that we provide health care for all instead of just those that can afford private medical insurance.

dont follow the logic

the US is the MOST obese nation in the world by far. - It dont have a national health service.

The US spends over 2x what is spent on the NHS/citizen.

1/3 of US citizens have NO insurance at all. and as a result LOADS go bankrupt paying hospital bills when seriously ill.

So by no stretch of the imagination could you say the US is coping fine

ALL european countries have a national health service - they DO appear to cope fine. BUT they do spend more/citizen than we do, but still less than the US

The US system appears to be the worst of all systems

(And I dont see what is "digusting" about ANY tax system

Taxes are used to pay for "government" agencies" - e.g armed forces

I assume you DONT think its disgusting to use taxes to pay for armed forces and nuclear weapons? Where on earth do you think the money for these come from? )

Tax and spend or borrow and spend? That seems to be the alternative. I won a number of rate reductions in taxes under the Republican way of working the government and the financial equipment. the undertaking is, however i'm paying much less in taxes the expenses of each and every thing has risen lots that I actually have a procedures much less money to keep and make investments than ever formerly. Its a scam, they first decontrol companies and capital valuable properties, they then cut back taxes, the fee of each and every thing will strengthen (different than wages, which stagnate or decline) so what replaced into being taken from us in taxes is now getting used to grant the golden parachute for some CEO.

Nope.

I suspect that a tax cut that great would probably mean further cuts in addition to the NHS - but even if it didn't, I still wouldn't go for it.

For a start what are people who don't pay tax (e.g. pensioners) supposed to do? They've paid into the NHS all their lives, then they can't use it when they need it? Hardly fair.

Look at the tax cut meaning more money in your pocket - ok, that's great - but if there's more money in your pocket, but even more still in the pockets of those wealthier than you, that would just boost inflation, so you'd be worse off in real terms.

As regards obesity - I've never been overweight enough to require clinical intervention, but considering the hell that these people must go through - do you think that not having to pay for medical care is the reason they get into that state? Would you make yourself bedridden to save a few quid? I don't know anybody that would.

That wouldn't work unless lots of other services were cut too - the NHS takes up a much smaller proportion of tax income than you are suggesting. The NHS is actually one of the cheapest systems in the world - and also one of the best in terms of patient outcomes, so whilst other countries may 'cope fine' they pay more and have worse results. I think one glance at the USA proves how little impact it would have on people becoming obese etc.

I think taxes should be lowered once we have a stable economy, but really the NHS is one of the last things that should be scrapped - there is so much other government wastage that could be removed to save us all money.

NO.

I fear this will end in strikes,demonstrations and riots .The coalition have gone too far in lining rich people and their own pockets while pushing millions into poverty.They have committed political suicide and gone even further than Thatchers poll tax.Even the weakened unions are growing a backbone.They have done NOTHING about untaxed billions being moved to offshore accounts,NOTHING about tax loopholes for the rich and NOTHING about obscene wages other than reduce their tax bill.The crumbs of lifting the basic tax threshold give the rich more than the poor and has more than disappeared with inflation.People would rather die on their feet than live on their knees.People,s anger will end in civil unrest so perhaps the Olympic games should be cancelled.

i would take a good look at america's health system before you think its a good idea to do away with the nhs, see the problems that the terminally ill have when there insurance runs out, or people that have to cope paying bills for sick children, its ok if your fit and well but a different ball game if your not.

The NHS is devolved to the four different countries of the United Kingdom but looking at the bigger picture , NO , I wouldn't "get rid" of the NHS. This is such a selfish question.

Definitely not. What would those who aren't earning do, the 2.7 million who are unemployed and the pensioners who have retired. It's also a fact that certain things are not covered by private health insurance, things like cancer for instance. This is why many people in America end up losing their homes and their savings to pay huge medical bills.

Are you raving mad? Do you realise what goes on in cesspits like America?

Have you any idea of the cost of commercial profiteering medical insurance in countries without a state healthcare system?

As to the tax rates being disgusting, I agree. The rich pay nowhere near enough. People on low pay pay far too much.

Now go back to America, and please press to flush as you go down the S bend.