2 Billion pounds for Syrian aid given by David Cameron.

[paulpablo]

Well your assumption seems to be oversimplified and wrong when looking at the evidence of what is happening.

oh?

The NHS still does provide teeth straightening for deformities, things like that.  That service seems to still be provided while budget cuts are happening, and according to the articles in those links it seems that there are much more serious outcomes than just teeth straightening not being provided.

Quixotic, isn't it?  Reckon that has something to do with foreign aid?  Are you accusing me of imagining a more competent NHS, or an NHS that at least -appears- to be a rational actor..particularly if itimes were fiscally dire?  On that count I may be guilty.  I do, though, think that people stop doing -some- stupid shit when their strings are tightened.  

So while I'm not an expert at how the NHS works I would take a guess that all services are still provided, teeth straightening, cancer treatment, emergency ambulances, pain treatment.  But how available, how fast, how efficient the general care is, seems to be according to the articles in the links, going downhill and blamed for causing deaths and the closing of hospitals and doctors surgeries.

Their going downhill does not seem, to me, to be related to the crisis faced by the refugees or any amount of euros you they might be willing to commit to that cause.

You just switched topics. What I'm saying is that you're wrong about the simplistic way you described the choice between teeth straightening vs humanitarian aid.  They have cut back on services which result in more than just a lack of teeth straightening and have been blamed for deaths and distress.

Refugees weren't mentioned in my last reply to you.

You're saying the NHS would act smarter with it's money when it has less money?  I've heard about the NHS funding some stupid shit before yes, girls getting breast enhancements due to claiming they were suffering from depression things like that.  I don't know how shit like that happens either, as I say I do admit some lack of knowledge when it comes to knowing how the NHS works and how people get away with things like that and obviously that money would be better off spent in humanitarian aid.
I pretty much agree to what you're saying if that is what you're saying.
There's a saying that applies to that sort of thing, history is filled with the sounds of hard wood shoes walking up stairs and silk slippers walking down.  Which basically means people have it tough, get smart, learn to improvise through hardship and then get wealthy luxurious, lazy, spend money on stupid shit and then end up going back down the stairs with their silk slippers.