TITLE:
Private Parts
VALIDITY:
NHS, Capitalism. No single-child policy, Contraception not illegal. No digital money.
DESCRIPTION:
Your Health Minister's recent vasectomy was put under the magnifying glass after it was discovered that the operation was carried out in a private hospital, sidestepping the long waiting lists and crowded clinics of the state-funded NHS.
OPTION 1
"How can we have any faith in a Health Minister that doesn't want to use the services that he's in charge of?" asks rabble-rouser Willy Price. "He should resign from his post, and we should be aiming to invest more into improving NHS services. Here's an idea... why don't you tax private healthcare providers, and funnel that money back into the NHS? Let the fat cats pay!"
OUTCOME:
cowboy plastic surgeons offer a discount if you're happy to pay in cash
OPTION 2
"By using private healthcare, I was reducing the strain on NHS waiting lists, and freeing up healthcare resources for others," spins your Health Minister, sitting down very gently on a soft chair. "If anything we should be encouraging this altruistic behaviour. You could have high earners pay an NHS-contributions surcharge that is waived if they have private healthcare. Also the state could subsidise paying patients, perhaps to the tune of 50% of the cost they saved the NHS. That way we encourage reduced healthcare spending, and recognise the contribution made by those selfless individuals."
OUTCOME:
the poorest in society rely on "trickle-down healthcare"
OPTION 3
"The only problem with that line of thinking is that a doctor who is doing private work isn't available for NHS work," counters father-of-eight Mr. O Dearknott-Aggen, who has been waiting for an NHS vasectomy for far too long. "If we're going to have socialised healthcare let's do it properly. Force doctors to work at least ten days in the NHS for every one day they spend doing private work. That'll keep private practice prices nice and high, and keep NHS waiting lists nice and short."
OUTCOME:
private surgeons have been told to cut it out
DRAFT 3: Opening redone
DRAFT 2: Added to option to incorporate MLS ideas.
TITLE:
Private Parts
VALIDITY:
NHS, Capitalism. No single-child policy, Contraception not illegal. No digital money.
DESCRIPTION:
Uproar occurred when it was revealed that your Health Minister's recent vasectomy was carried out in a private hospital, sidestepping the long waiting lists and crowded clinics of the state-funded NHS.
OPTION 1
"How can we have any faith in a Health Minister that doesn't want to use the services that he's in charge of?" asks rabble-rouser Willy Price. "He should resign from his post, and we should be aiming to invest more into improving NHS services. Here's an idea... why don't you tax private healthcare providers, and funnel that money back into the NHS? Let the fat cats pay!"
OUTCOME:
cowboy plastic surgeons offer a discount if you're happy to pay in cash
OPTION 2
"By using private healthcare, I was reducing the strain on NHS waiting lists, and freeing up healthcare resources for others," spins your Health Minister, sitting down very gently on a soft chair. "If anything we should be encouraging this altruistic behaviour. You could have high earners pay an NHS-contributions surcharge that is waived if they have private healthcare, and also have the state subsidise paying patients, perhaps to the tune of 50% of the cost they saved the NHS. That way we encourage reduced healthcare spending, and recognise the contribution made by those selfless individuals."
OUTCOME:
the poor are expected to be grateful to the rich for making the hard sacrifice of being richer
OPTION 3
"The only problem with that line of thinking is that a doctor who is doing private work isn't available for NHS work," counters father-of-eight Mr. O Dearknott-Aggen, who has been waiting for an NHS vasectomy for far too long. "If we're going to have socialised healthcare let's do it properly. Force doctors to work at least ten days in the NHS for every one day they spend doing private work. That'll keep private prices nice and high, and keep NHS waiting lists nice and short."
OUTCOME:
private surgeons have been told to cut it out
DRAFT 1: