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by throwaway3699 1843 days ago
> If people want the state to manage and pay for your healthcare, the state needs information to plan that for everyone. You can already 'opt out' entirely by purchasing your own healthcare if you aren't prepared to contribute.

This is literally going against the underlying principles of the NHS. There is no 'transaction' going on here. I already contribute to the NHS through my taxes.
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chrisseaton 1843 days ago
> This is literally going against the underlying principles of the NHS.

Bizarre claim. The underlying principle of the NHS is socialised healthcare. Opting out of contributing to allow the NHS to plan for everyone's healthcare is the opposite of being social.

> There is no 'transaction' going on here. I already contribute to the NHS through my taxes.

Seems self-contradictory?

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throwaway3699 1843 days ago
Not really. The NHS is a function of life, as much as a publicly owned road or school. I don't owe it anything.
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chrisseaton 1843 days ago
> This is literally going against the underlying principles of the NHS

yet

> I don't owe it anything

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throwaway3699 1843 days ago
Two things can be true:

1) The NHS is free at-the-point of delivery, funded through taxes, much like schools and roads

2) That does not mean I owe them the right to unilaterally give away my data

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