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johnnybangkok

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  1. 32 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

    Pandemics tend to run their course, no matter what measures are taken. Lockdowns simply delay the inevitable. Which is why the UK should have abandoned this disastrous policy once the health service in no danger of being overwhelmed - if it ever was.

     

    Sweden is as guilty as the UK if failing to protect the vulnerable and elderly, and paid the same heavy rice in terms of inflated COVID deaths figures in care homes.

     

    But unlike my homeland, Sweden chose to treat its citizenry like responsible adults rather than wayward children, in the process preserving not just its economy but a way of life preferable to any repressive "new normal" inflicted on the downtrodden Brits.

     

    Mass tracking and tracing like that used in Korea and Taiwan is only feasible when populations have been brainwashed into sacrificing their privacy and personal freedom. Personally, I'd rather keep my civil liberties and risk the virus.

     

    So by your thoughts the UK should have abondoned lockdown once the NHS was up to scratch, correct? So considering that with lockdown the death total in the UK so far is approx. 46,000 what in your view would be an acceptable number of deaths then? 100,000, 150,000, 200,000?

    These are the numbers extrapolated out so I'd be interested to hear just how many you would be willing to sacrifice.

  2. 56 minutes ago, Pravda said:

     

    Yep. This is exactly what I mean. I have no idea and don't want to deal with surprises from hospitals, immigration and insurance when I'm old or God forbid sick. In Canada while I'm lying sick in the bed I won't have to worry about 90 day reports, extensions bill discrepancire from the hospital, insurance paperwork and wondering if they'll pay or not. 

     

    Based on the information I read on this forum and some real life experiences with my previous wife who's friend died of cancer because insurance policy from international company only covered a small part of chemo therapy I think I'll pass on my retirement in Thailand. 

    Why would you get 'surprises from hospitals, immigration and insurance'? They all spell out what they offer in advance. 

    I've just come out of hospital with a 700k hospital bill that was completely paid by my highly reputable, healthcare provider. No questions asked.

    Immigration rules don't change that much. They want to deter those that cannot provide for themselves but if you can, and fit the criteria for retirement etc, apart from a slightly annoying 90 day reporting, it's pretty straight forward.

    It seems to me you are hearing reports from people who took out sub-standard cover and when the serious stuff happened (cancer being pretty near the top), they realised you get what you pay for. As I mentioned before, my health cover costs 10k per month BUT I am literally covered for absolutely all expenses for as long as those expenses last. There are plenty of things in the world where it's good to save money; I would venture that health insurance isn't one of them.  

  3. 6 hours ago, UnkleGoooose said:

    So many interesting things going on in the world, new science advances, escalating tensions in the South China Sea, but a few weirdos waving coloured flags is TV's "Must Read" story. Interesting set of priorities the lunatics on the left have.

    Yeah, I know what you mean. It's like those lefty lunatics don't know all the bandwidth has been taken up and they are just waisting the internet now with these stories. They should be ashamed. 

  4. 5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

    It would be difficult  to find anything Trump has done worthy of praise.

     

    TWO conservative justices on SCOTUS does fit that. Even if he did nothing else, that made his presidency worthwhile, IMO. Hopefully there will be a third soon.

    OK, apart from appointing 2 conservative justices on to SCOTUS (which you frequently tout as if it was the equivalent of Roosevelts New Deal or the Second Coming), what else has he done?  

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