I was using ‘cared for’ as an expression for not needing decisions made, or my finances and choices controlled for my own good by politicians. I was meaning that I am perfectly capable to do that myself, and enjoy the freedom of choosing where I put my own resources.
As far as the NHS, I would say that is a more grey area that I don’t currently have a strong opinion on. However, from a demographic point of view, I have always wondered why this is seen as such a pressing issue to students, given the fact that they are mostly young and in good health. If current private healthcare prices wouldn’t be affected, I would say an insurance or maybe insurances that have government caps for going rates may be a possible solution, although I am in no way saying that I think it should become the mess like the system in America.
However, for the genuinely disabled who are unable to work, I totally support 100% free healthcare and support all the way. So one possibility would be to privatise (somewhat) it for the working, while using public funds for the disabled who are unable to work.
The NHS has been in bad shape for a very very long time, however I don’t currently have a definite answer to what should be done about that, but just running it off a broken system can’t be the answer can it?
You will find that in most cases, just throwing money at a problem doesn’t solve it, it only delays the problem for another time. I do believe that a new business model is needed to make the NHS sustainable, although I don’t have enough information to give an exact example of what an ideal business model would be.
It was inevitable that this is how the NHS would pan out, however I think with careful planning, it can still be accessible to those who need public health care services.