Fine. Like i said, keep using the CHS. The USA has never looked to Canada for inspiration. In fact, its the other way around. Don’t get me wrong. I personally like the Canucks and I am very appreciative of some of the contributions they have made to western civilization, but you guys can keep your socialist tendencies. The demographic differences between our two countries account for the reason that socialized medicine would never work here, or at least not like it would ‘work’ in Canada.
As for cherry picking, well, i could provide you with a detailed brakdown of the major problems plaguing the CHS, i just don’t feel it necessary to justify American ingenuity and success to someone from Canada. No one gets turned away for NECESSARY treatment in the US. Not even our southern neighbors who are crossing our border at the rate of a million a year.
When someone who has the means, needs top of the line medical care, where do they go? Its not Canada.
I am aware of them. I also know the difference between necessary and elective.
Actually that was my point to you . Are you aware of the US failings . I doubt it.
As for inspiration . Years after you , we copied your income tax legislation, your central bank , your government supported development of your road, canal and railway systems , your trade tariffs , your unemployment insurance, your government run pensions and your public health system . Even your depression era "New Deal " had been called "socialist " , the U.S. Supreme Court judging many of the original New Deal's regulations beyond the power of any American government , when we got around to trying something like it.
Yes we're always looking south for inspiration. Thanks , we really needed all that inspiration.