"Why should I pay a tax to go to the doctor? Its about as stupid as saying why should I pay the mechanic to service my car every 6 months.
This mentality of entitlement is so ingrained and so destructive in the long run.There are too many little Aussie bludgers.Its high time they were kicked into the real world."
I assume it's because that person has already paid a tax to go to the doctor.
I saw an article quoting Peter Dutton saying,
"But at the same time people on incomes like mine, or a reporter on $300,000 or $400,000 a year - should we expect to go to the doctor for free? That's a reasonable question to ask."
As much as I disagree with much of what Peter says, my answer to his question is "yes". I think those people should still be able to go to the doctor for "free" (I use quotes because that ACTUAL point is that it's NOT free - it just means, "without paying an extra doctors visit"). They've already paid to see the doctor.
There's no point trying to foist an extra doctors fee on people earning over X dollars because,
1/ Those people have already paid to see the doctor in their taxes.
2/ It's a futile solution! Health spending is rocketing up. It has nothing to do with revenue. A minor tax or fee or whatever will do NOTHING to solve the problem.
The real question (and it's answer) is,
WHY is health spending increasing so much? We need a detailed answer to this!
note, the question is NOT,
Why is health spending increasing?
The question is,
Why is health spending increasing by SUCH A MASSIVE AMOUNT?
