Re: Canadians, a couple of questions about health care

From: JMD (jmdnot_at_rogers.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:14:22 -0500

 "Mark Underwood" <mark.j.underwood@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cqrtfe$4dg$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> 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......
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I don't advocate a US-style health care system for Canada but here's
something to think about. We don't have shortages of running shoes, TVs,
food, cars, t-shirts or anything else in our economy -- except health care.
The private sector delivers all except health care, which is delivered by
government. In heath care we are short doctors, nurses, hospital beds,
diagnostic equipment and, as a result of all this, timely treatment. Even
though services are rationed in Canada, the cost is still about $4,500 a
year for a typical Canadian family, paid through taxes whether they use the
health care system or not.

Seems to me if we followed the example of European countries and blended
private and public health care delivery, we would have a better system. Only
Cuba and North Korea have totally public health care systems like Canada's.
Great company we're in.

There is an old Cold War joke apropos of this topic. If the Soviet Union
took over North Africa, what would happen? Nothing right away but in about
25 years there would be a shortage of sand.

John Dowell 

-- 
A government big enough to give you everything you want
is big enough to take everything you have.

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