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Mother's Tragic Tale Underscores Big Flaws Of Canadian Health Care
IBD Editorials ^ | July 9, 2008 | Shona Holmes

Posted on 07/09/2008 6:19:33 PM PDT by Kaslin

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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Those with health care will see their plans diluted to the level of Welfare health care - meaning, crap - as even illegal aliens are included.


21 posted on 07/09/2008 9:03:40 PM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: Kaslin

I’m originally from Vancouver BC...

Try this...My aunt from Saskatchewan needed a SIMPLE MRI pronto. Used her health card like a good Canadian. She was on the waiting list for 3 FN months!!

How about another one: My elder cousin from Victoria needed a CAT SCAN to find out more about her headaches. She was placed on a WAITING LIST, right after seeing the specialist which took her an appointment of 35 days. The waiting list turned into another 30 days for a GD Cat Scan.

She had to drive to Washington State and pay for it and got the necc. info needed. When she got home to BC, the BC Medical Service billed her for COST of driving to America.

Unfreakin-believable.

Now you guys now why I immigrated here to America.

Here’s another goody: The govt TELLS YOU to pay your monthly premiums or they will ding your credit report. And Americans Canadian HC is free. Until now, I laugh at ignorant Americans who love free HC...


22 posted on 07/09/2008 9:10:16 PM PDT by max americana
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To: Nailbiter; BartMan1

ping


23 posted on 07/09/2008 9:14:34 PM PDT by IncPen (We are but a moment's sunlight, fading in the grass ...)
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To: Kaslin
You think health care is expensive now, wait until Obama makes it free!
24 posted on 07/09/2008 9:24:21 PM PDT by pennboy
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To: Blood of Tyrants
"grocery store"

Your scenario is exactly what happened in one my previous places of employment. Some years ago while working for one of this country's large corporations, the company decided to offer an extra health-care benefit which involved emergency care. The catch was people could only use this extra benny sparingly...only when really needed. What happened was people started using this extra benefit to take their kids to emergency for sniffles. In very short order the company withdrew this benefit. The moral of the story: if something can be abused, it will be.

25 posted on 07/10/2008 2:18:51 AM PDT by driftless2
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To: Kaslin; GMMAC; Clive; exg; kanawa; conniew; backhoe; -YYZ-; Former Proud Canadian; Squawk 8888; ...

26 posted on 07/10/2008 4:30:06 AM PDT by fanfan (SCC:Canadians have constitutional protection to all opinions, as long as they are based on the facts)
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To: fanfan

In this country my dog or cat can get superior and faster treatment than I can. America has to ask themselves....is this what you want for your future.


27 posted on 07/10/2008 7:33:56 AM PDT by styky (All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor)
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To: long hard slogger; FormerACLUmember; Harrius Magnus; hocndoc; parousia; Hydroshock; skippermd; ...
Socialized Medicine aka Universal Health Care PING LIST

FReepmail me if you want to be added to or removed from this ping list.


28 posted on 07/10/2008 9:33:21 AM PDT by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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To: Kaslin

29 posted on 07/10/2008 10:18:38 AM PDT by Harrius Magnus (I am the town square.)
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To: Kaslin

As I understand it, healthcare is supported by an 11% payroll tax in Canada. Is that a correct figure?


30 posted on 07/10/2008 11:14:08 AM PDT by Wiseghy ("You want to break this army? Then break your word to it.")
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To: Kaslin

No you big goof!

I was being sarcastic.


31 posted on 07/10/2008 11:46:14 AM PDT by It's me
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To: Kaslin

Great post! I caught this on Prager’s show today. I have been compiling info for some time now regarding the flaws of the universal health care systems around the world.

Keep spreading the word so we don’t get stuck with this hideous system.


32 posted on 07/10/2008 6:41:40 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: pennboy

Yes, indeed. Every time I hear someone say “free” I want to scream.


33 posted on 07/10/2008 6:43:20 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: Wiseghy
As I understand it, healthcare is supported by an 11% payroll tax in Canada. Is that a correct figure?

No.

34 posted on 07/11/2008 9:37:39 AM PDT by Snowyman
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