Socialism with a Personal Responsibility Twist

Here’s a novel twist; The British are suggesting that the National Health Service withhold certain services to those who live an “unhealthy lifestyle.”

Failing to follow a healthy lifestyle could lead to free NHS treatment being denied under the Tory plans.

But heavy smokers, the obese and binge drinkers who were a drain on the NHS could be denied some routine treatments such as hip replacements until they cleaned up their act.

Also, the NHS already demands that obese patients lose weight before receiving hip replacements.

What is the world coming to? The next thing you know, they’ll require everyone to work in order to be eligible to receive public benefits. Do you suppose that the virus of personal responsibility could spread to the U.S.? If that happened, what would become of the Democratic Party’s trump card to appeal to the masses?

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NHS should not treat those with unhealthy lifestyles' say Tories