Re: Canadians, a couple of questions about health care

From: Mark Underwood (mark.j.underwood_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:18:07 +0000 (UTC)

There is no such thing as free healthcare .. its all paid for with taxes ..
That is the will of the people for it to be that way .... meanwhile back
in the USA some people even have to sell their houses to pay for major
operations etc... The US is just about the only western nation without
a proper healthcare system......

<cuddles@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message
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> In soc.culture.usa Gactimus <gactimus@xrs.net> wrote:
>> Say Canada was declared war upon by a hostile nation,
>
> Your premise is completely dissociated from reality.
>
>> and several provinces
>> are victims of intended invasion. The war is fought, millions die, allies
>> win, etc. etc.
>
>
>> Would you still demand free healthcare over your own security? Even if
>> you
>> know that the U.S. and the U.N. cannot possibly save you all the time?
>
> We've never looked to the US or UK for assistance, although we have
> assisted
> them in many wars.
>
>> Even
>> if you know that your military isn't exactly the strongest in the world?
>
> Our military is highly oriented towards peacekeeping and disaster
> response,
> not turning minority kids into corporate cannon fodder.
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