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Rammya Mathew: Keep caring, even when it’s hard

BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1689 (Published 12 July 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;378:o1689

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A Paradigm Shift Is Needed. Re: Rammya Mathew: Keep caring, even when it’s hard

Dear Editor,

Often the discussions are centred on what governments are not doing and what governments should do.
This is a system of dole-outs.
Where are the Governments going to find money to spend it on all the wants of people but from the Taxpayers' money? That means more Taxes. The Taxes are recovered by industries, traders, service-providers and so on from customers.

Thus, either the people pay for the healthcare education, etc, from their pockets or they pay taxes so that governments pay for these services.
People will spend on luxuries, celebrations, games, recreation, tourism, adventures, alcohol, tobacco and so on; but they want Governments to pay for healthcare and education.
As long as this attitude persists the dissatisfaction will continue.

Arvind Joshi,
MBBS MD FCGP FAMS FICP.

Competing interests: No competing interests

15 July 2022
Arvind Joshi
Founder Convener and President Our Own Discussion Group, Consultant Physician.
Our Own Discussion Group, Mumbai PIN 400028; Consultant Physician at Ruchi Diagnostic Center and Ruchi Clinical Laboratory Kharghar PIN 410210; Maharashtra State INDIA.
Mumbai PIN 400028 & Kharghar PIN 410210, Maharashtra State INDIA.