[UKCajun]

I believe HIV is on the rise in the UK. If I recall correctly something I read recently, I believe it is related to the influx from eastern European countries that have recently joined the EU. Some is also attributable to old Soviet bloc countries. Testing for Tb (xray) is done on entry into the UK for persons intending to stay for work.

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[bonesmccoy]

Yes, but if the UK public health system (which is socialized) can not accommodate all the increased need (testing, drugs, facility, staffing, etc.), you end up with what you are observing... increasing disease and increasing costs that spiral.

We've had spiraling healthcare costs in our nation for the past 10 years because of the democrats' health policies. When democrats propose changes to the healthcare system it is almost always tied to increasing payroll to unionized labor, stealing resources from private institutions like hospitals and the local clinic, and killing profit from small/medium sized companies who are forced into paying for premiums that spiral up. This causes insurance company profits to sore, increasing executive compensation and increasing donations to the Democrats.

I've heard that HIV is out of control in Eastern Europe. The trafficking of women in sex rings and prostitution/drug rings has resulted in a social implosion. The US needs to block our borders from this type of immigration. The UK should do the same.

I would expect Tb rates to continue to rise in the UK if there is a steady influx of Eastern European immigrants. The communist health care systems of the Warsaw Pact created mediocrity. It is precisely this mediocrity that I am attempting to prevent in our nation.