Bargepole23   337 #85 Posted June 11, 2021 2 hours ago, ECCOnoob said: Some people would query what the problem is with that.  If you are warned of the hazards and and independently choose to partake in the risk, they should also be liable to pay for any self-inflicted damage caused a result.  Happens all the time in many other sectors. That is why people take out additional insurances to cover x y and z.  The level between providing universal, extensive free at source health care while still encouraging and enforcing and and people failing to take responsibility for their own actions is a very very fine balance. The problem is, the risk isn't simple.  How to judge how many drinks is too many, how frequent, what type of drink, age group, other factors and put you in the category of paying for treatment?  Crossing a road is a risk, does that put you in the paying category? What if it was at a busy time, at rush hour, what type of road, what visibility.  Far too complex and too many cases to judge every case on its merits, so we have a universal insurance policy which some will use more than others, much like any insurance policy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
