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Originally Posted by mr_colt  Wales and Scotland are not having to find new ways to pay reduced/free script charges because the English prescription fees/national insurance/income tax contributions are funding it. This isn't the only instance where England gets the rough deal out of the Act of "Union" either. |
How far down the line can you take such an argument? Do people in Berkshire complain that they're having to foot the bill for all those sick people in Gloucestershire? Or do taxpayers from Kensington complain that they're expected to subsidise Healthcare for the population of Hackney?