Richard MurphyWe do not need a strong economy to pay for the NHS. We need a strong NHS as a pre-condition of a strong economy. Government spending always comes before tax revenues can flow in. Never more true than the moment we are in now.
Ster@RichardJMurphy If we decided to spend billions it would take to resolve the NHS crisis, and we chose to do it in a way that would promote growth, I don't think we would best spend it on the NHS
Andrew Sharpe 🏴 🇪🇺 #FBPE@ster @RichardJMurphy health workers are people too! Like any others but the richest, paying them more means they spend more.
And actually it's not mutually exclusive - governments can invest in more than just a functioning health service.
@andrewsharpe @RichardJMurphy Yes, but that's true of (almost) any way we could spend that money. There is still a discussion of whether the NHS is the most productive way to spend it. Note: I'm not saying we shouldn't spend more on the NHS!