Society/Culture Should Australia have a GP Co-Payment ?

[Bradesmaen]

Its why private schools were funded in the first place. Large numbers would switch (particularly catholic schools). Prob end up with 5-10% in private schools as per the UK.

Treasury has probably done some modelling but im not aware of it.



You really do talk nonsense. Total state and federal funding is far higher for state schools both in absolute and per capita terms.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-30/school-funding-explained-without-mentioning-gonski/8555276

The Federal Government works out how much money to give each school based on the amount it would cost to educate a child.

In 2018, that is $10,953 for a primary school student and $13,764 for a secondary school student, with extra loadings for disadvantages.

Government schools get the full amount and private schools get a percentage based on how much the government thinks the school can raise for students' schooling from parents and other sources.

Catholic schools get the majority of their funding from the government, whereas other private schools get most of their funding from school fees and other private income

Was referring to the Federal Budget, but way to go off in a hissy fit again. So funny, triggering you just takes a sneeze.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Its the ABC, you have to allow for some shoddy reporting but the jist of it is correct.

Replace shoddy reporting with, reporting that targets my beloved Liberal Party for not doing a good job, so it must be s**t reporting as Tony Abbott is the greatest human ever.

 

[Benny78]

I think this should be strictly decided by the Doctors themselves that are directly affected by it. It's not even remotely right a bunch of disgruntled tradies can have a political party behind them attacking the livelihoods of those worth so much more to society. Just because there's infinite tradies does not mean parties should be overvaluing them to grab the mass vote.

Not even 50 of them could make up one doctor. Most of their nats voting pool are unqualified tradesman (ie labourers) good for nothing but passing tools and flipping burgers if they could even use their hands.

It's literally bogans in regional area's going "my boss pays too much tax supporting these doctors" "it's his money" "if not for him these fanchy smanchy Dcotors and Steven Hawking wouldn't be anything".

 

[geelong_crazy26]

I think this should be strictly decided by the Doctors themselves that are directly affected by it. It's not even remotely right a bunch of disgruntled tradies can have a political party behind them attacking the livelihoods of those worth so much more to society. Just because there's infinite tradies does not mean parties should be overvaluing them to grab the mass vote.

Not even 50 of them could make up one doctor. Most of their nats voting pool are unqualified tradesman (ie labourers) good for nothing but passing tools and flipping burgers if they could even use their hands.

It's literally bogans in regional area's going "my boss pays too much tax supporting these doctors" "it's his money" "if not for him these fanchy smanchy Dcotors and Steven Hawking wouldn't be anything".

If you leave it to the doctors they will not charge anyone a CP so that idea is just pointless.

Your argument makes no logical sense, let me ask you if doctors are super valuable to society why will people not pay $7 to see one ?

 

[Run n Spread]

I think a decision is needed on what should be free medical care and charged.

e.g. You have a heart attack and need reviving, treatment in hospital (Free or Charged)
A child needs life saving medical care. (Free or Charged)
You visit the GP to get a sick cert for flu (Free or Charged)
You visit the GP because you are sick. They discover something wrong and refer you to a specialist/surgeon to save your life (Free or Charged)
Broken Leg. Emergency Room (Free or Charged)
Mental Health Issue (Free or Charged)

On and on. Like any industry what can be left to the market what do we consider a core element of society?

 

[Run n Spread]

If you leave it to the doctors they will not charge anyone a CP so that idea is just pointless.

Your argument makes no logical sense, let me ask you if doctors are super valuable to society why will people not pay $7 to see one ?

Some will charge whatever thou. Last year I had the flu. Laid up for a week, knew what it was but thought I better get it checked because:
a) I'd lost about 5 Kg, my sheets were covered in sweat and I could barely walk 10 metres
b) I needed a Medical Certificate for work.

I highlight the above as a) It wasn't frivolous and b) Would've rather just stayed home and gone back to work when fit.

Charge: $120 got $35 back approx) So $85 for a medical certificate and to be told go home and go to bed you have flu nothing I can realistically do but send you to rest.

I doubt an unemployed or pensioner will want to cough up $85 this flu season thou.

 

[Benny78]

If you leave it to the doctors they will not charge anyone a CP so that idea is just pointless.

Your argument makes no logical sense, let me ask you if doctors are super valuable to society why will people not pay $7 to see one ?

If they needed a heart transplant and a doctor had one they could pull a shkreli and charge the guy 3 million dollars!