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[Oldbones]

Yes I am wondering the same thing, over here we pay taxes and we pay national insurance and we pay tax on nearly every thing we buy.
We have the National health service NHS which is free to British citizens, good example, I have just had a load of tests, MRI scan and biopsies done over the last couple of months. None of that cost me anything. But I have paid national insurance and taxes for 45 years. We do have private health care if you want to pay, which only means you will get seen faster.
The only thing we pay for is meds, but that about £20 or less, no matter what the med is.
The government said for the NHS, no matter what they need or no matter how much it costs we the government will give it to them.

We were told not to go to work unless your a key worker, and the government will pay 80% of your wages till we can get back to work.

Where will they get the money, I don't know.
They are passing laws, making it against the law to evict any one who cant pay rent.
All homeless people or rough sleepers are being taken in and given shelter.
For disadvantaged people, there are food banks where they can get food, it is not a help your self situation its controlled, and you get a fair share.

Small business owners will receive grants to pay workers while the crisis goes on.

A call went out for volunteers to help the NHS, with in about 3 days they had 5000,000 people step up to the plate. (to me that's amazing)

Retired police and medical personal are returning to help with cause.
All we have to do if follow the guide lines set out for us to help slow the spread.

Yes there is political argument about loads of aspects to this situation.
People complain about the Dyson company getting the contract to produce ventilators for the NHS, I don't care who makes them, just get them made.

Will all this set the country back, yes it will, will people lost the fight for their life, yes they will and have.
We can and should do our best.