Mortgages, being unemployed, etc, etc, etc ..(Split from national healthcare thread)
Aug 12th 2009, 7:56 pm
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Re: Confused Yankee wants the truth on uks example of a national health care.
Where did it say that I knew about the mortgage being paid? Where did it say that I knew? Betting that a person who is ill will lose their job, eventually and also not be able to meet their other obligations is a pretty fair statement. Did I say I knew about this mortgage program?
Aug 12th 2009, 7:59 pm
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Re: Confused Yankee wants the truth on uks example of a national health care.
Where did it say that I knew about the mortgage being paid? Where did it say that I knew? Betting that a person who is ill will lose their job, eventually and also not be able to meet their other obligations is a pretty fair statement. Did I say I knew about this mortgage program?
Aug 12th 2009, 8:00 pm
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Ah I see. Well that makes sense. Something like my grandmother's property tax not being paid until after her house is sold. Also things are done on her house and will likewise be repaid after the house is sold. Certainly the government will recoup some of the money being put out.
It is in effect the Gov't that owns that house, like a landlord.Unless the house sells for more than they are owed.
Aug 12th 2009, 8:01 pm
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Ah I see. Well that makes sense. Something like my grandmother's property tax not being paid until after her house is sold. Also things are done on her house and will likewise be repaid after the house is sold. Certainly the government will recoup some of the money being put out.
I don't think you grasp the concept Lisa. Elderley and sick people in the UK are looked after by the SS and NHS...it's got nothing to do with property taxes or paying back.
Aug 12th 2009, 8:02 pm
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Aug 12th 2009, 8:10 pm
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Aug 12th 2009, 8:56 pm
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Re: Confused Yankee wants the truth on uks example of a national health care.
Jeez..Well at least I learned something new about the program that the UK gov't will pay interest only on the mortgage to keep people from losing their homes. Out of curiosity, how do the banks feel about this? If a person is chronically ill, and the gov't is only paying interest only on a mortgage (up to a certain amount?), how does the mortgage lender handle that? Is the loan effectively sold to the gov't as the lien holder? How would a bank make money off the loan in a situation like that? Or is the bank just shit out of luck on a loan if a person gets that ill?
Or is the bank just shit out of luck on a loan if a person gets that ill?
Aug 12th 2009, 9:13 pm
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I really wasn't comparing elderly care here or there....it was just a similarity that I posted. Why does it always have to be a big event? What is the problem with grasping the smaller point?
Aug 12th 2009, 9:18 pm
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Re: Confused Yankee wants the truth on uks example of a national health care.
Jeez..Well at least I learned something new about the program that the UK gov't will pay interest only on the mortgage to keep people from losing their homes. Out of curiosity, how do the banks feel about this? If a person is chronically ill, and the gov't is only paying interest only on a mortgage (up to a certain amount?), how does the mortgage lender handle that? Is the loan effectively sold to the gov't as the lien holder? How would a bank make money off the loan in a situation like that? Or is the bank just shit out of luck on a loan if a person gets that ill?
Or is the bank just shit out of luck on a loan if a person gets that ill?
Aug 12th 2009, 9:22 pm
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Ok Lisa....I give up, I was trying to be patient and keep the thread informative, but you obviously don't feel like you can give even an inch to the UK for it's obviosly better health/services benefits than the US...If in the case of someone like JG's parents, the help is given for 22+ years, obviously the Gov't will need to recoup some of that money, you make it sound like they are giving with one hand and taking with the other It is in effect the Gov't that owns that house, like a landlord.
Unless the house sells for more than they are owed.
It is in effect the Gov't that owns that house, like a landlord.Unless the house sells for more than they are owed.
And this isn't about which country is better or not. I've lived in both countries and I would say one isn't necessarily better then the other. I could move back to the UK tomorrow and find as much not right over there. Different scenarios to be sure.
Aug 12th 2009, 9:23 pm
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And no, I do not watch Fox news, or Listen to Limbaugh, Hannity or Beck for more than 5 minutes a day...and yes I do think that the others (CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC etc) are as biased toward the left on most issues as Fox, Limbaugh etc are to the right. But at least those admit that they are biased to the right