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# TITLE: Should the NHS be funded by a national tax on food, instead of income tax? [4b9e4d4111c8a605940a68e4a21701e4]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - No, the NHS should not be funded by a tax on food. The participants felt that this would not be a fair way of raising money as everyone needs to buy food, and it would penalise those on lower incomes. The participants also felt that it would be difficult to monitor who is buying the food and therefore difficult to monitor who is paying the tax. The participants felt that the NHS should be funded by income tax, as this is a fairer way of raising money as those who earn more, pay more. The participants also felt that it would be easier to monitor who is paying the tax, as it is linked to an individuals income.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - Final consensus statement: No, the NHS should not be funded by a tax on food. The participants felt that this would not be a fair way of raising money as everyone needs to buy food, and it would penalise those on lower incomes. The participants also felt that it would be difficult to monitor who is buying the food and therefore difficult to monitor who is paying the tax. The participants felt that the NHS should be funded by income tax, as this is a fairer way of raising money as those who earn more, pay more. The participants also felt that it would be easier to monitor who is paying the tax, as it is linked to an individuals income.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - No, the NHS should not be funded by a tax on food. The participants felt that this would not be a fair way of raising money as everyone needs to buy food, and it would penalise those on lower incomes. The participants also felt that it would be difficult to monitor who is buying the food and therefore difficult to monitor who is paying the tax. The participants felt that the NHS should be funded by income tax, as this is a fairer way of raising money as those who earn more, pay more. The participants also felt that it would be easier to monitor who is paying the tax, as it is linked to an individuals income. The students were also tasked with writing individual critiques on two of the other group opinions. Below are two examples.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - 
3: 2,1,3,4
1: 1,2,3,4
1: 3,1,2,4