Use the USC to fund a proper health service

We need to create a closer connection and understanding of the true cost and value of State benefits. 

There is much resistance to accept or understand charges like the local property tax, water and sewerage charges – the logic behind such charges is to facilitate a reduction of income tax which is a tax on work and endeavour.

How then can we expect to introduce or impose Universal Health Insurance (UHI) given that we have heard scary figures that it may cost from €900 up to €2,500 per person?

We have accepted the universal social charge (USC) over the past few years, so why not use it as a universal basis to fund health care?

Eddie McGurrin

Hazelwood

Co Sligo