[xJones]

Be fair, the Canadians are having to close hospitals to try and stop the SARS epidemic. They don't really have a choice, and it has nothing to do with socialized medicical care, it's about SARS.

[Mamzelle]

US hospitals will not close because of SARS! That's an Old Europe type of policy, because the docs they have lack the sense of duty that they should have! Canadian hospital admins are surrendering to this infection, knowing that we'll accomodate the overflow!

Bush said he has quarantine power. Pushing the infected over the border *will* created a higher infection rate in the US.

Close the border, and Canada will have to reopen the hospitals that they *immorally* have closed!

Be fair, my ...

[saluki_in_ohio]

Be fair, the Canadians are having to close hospitals to try and stop the SARS epidemic. They don't really have a choice, and it has nothing to do with socialized medicical care, it's about SARS.

Yes it is unfortunate that Canada doesn't have a choice regarding SARS, and we in the US should do what we can to help our neighbor.

Nevertheless, if Canada had a free-market alternative to government controlled healthcare, the problem of closing off hospitals might not be so severe.