What Annoys You More

Just don’t get me started…

I also have problems with Gil McLachlan

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It is such am out-dated saying as well. I think they also used the “said no-one ever” about 6 months after everyone stopped using it

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I agree, but this should be extended to smokers and fattys

I’ve paid for my medical three times over, thanks.

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And motorbike riders who don’t wear clothing that’s even vaguely protective.
And…

Has your sister-in-law and Gil ever been seen in the same room? :thinking:

Should it also be extended to people who can’t spell?

You should get better ward clerical staff.

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Can’t improve on perfection.

When a spelling mistake puts a burden on our medical system, then yes. Until then, No.

I guess they should just ban smoking. It’s not like the health system would miss the excise revenue…

Not sure if you are serious raising this old canard…

“It has been estimated that, during a given year, smoking kills around 15,000 Australians and has significant social (including health) and economic costs—estimated at $31.5 billion in 2004–05 (Collins & Lapsley 2008).”

“Tobacco excise was about $9.9 billion in 2015-16, according to the ATO.”

Okay, now add the medicare levy and private health insurance.
Please, I’m paying for your medical.

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Tell you what, have it your way.
Or rather, our way.
No more health care for smokers.
Except for the $10B they pay every year.
So…the Box Hill Hospital cost $450M to build, you’ve gotta staff it of course. Double that for running it?
So we’ll say $900M pa.
According to you that’s eleven new Box Hill style hospitals, per year, just to service smokers.
And non-smokers can bugger off.

What?

  1. The medicare levy is based on income not smoking status!

  2. As smoking rate is much lower among higher income earners, the nonsmokers would contribute more to the medicare levy pool

  3. As smokers are in a minority, they would contribute less to the health insurance. pool

etc

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They’re still paying medicare.
I don’t know what the percentage is for private insurance, but I’ve had top cover since the day I started work about 30 years ago, so…

In these hypothetical hospitals…can we smoke?

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That’s an interesting question.
You certainly could in the early seventies, and while I have no doubt that outcomes have improved since then, I’d be surprised to find causation.

You’d want extremely good ventilation, though.

I’ve had bongs in Box Hill hospital.

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