LH...as you know, I am basically a socialist and support the NHS in principle, but the fears of many people in the US about such a scheme are not without foundation.

Our NHS no longer funtions as a genuine public service, as it is widely abused by a new generation with different values.

Everyone has the "right" to abuse the service and most do regularly.
from drug companies, GP's, right down to the general public.

A national health service is a wonderful ideal, but people must be made to understand and appreciate the value of such a service.....a value which cannot always be weighed in personal terms.

A service which is worth more than we can take from it personally.