@oscarfalcon@mastodon.social the rich want a slice of that £200B pie. Health spending per person, external in 2022-23 was around £3,300 in England and Scotland, £3,600 in Wales and £3,500 in Northern Ireland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy7zvp5xrqo In 2024–2025, the average monthly health insurance premium for an individual in the U.S. is approximately $450–$500, while family plans average over $25,000 annually ($2,000+ per month £4400/yr and they will deny claims etc. we have extensive experience of privatization already. privatize profits, socialize loss. "Some of y'all forget the reason we have food safety regulations is because companies used to do things like adding chalk to spoiled milk so it looked normal. Regulations don't exist because governments enjoy them. They exist because pure unadulterated capitalism would kill us."