From: grmerrick@shaw.ca.remove
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:13:50 -0500, ray wrote:
>In article ,
> Wayne wrote:
>
>> ray wrote
>>
>> > In article
>> > ,
>> > Werner wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Jan 22, 5:57 pm, Ignorant Fox News Rightist
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > We're Number Two: Canada Has as Good or Better Health Care than the
U.S.
>> >> > ...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I spend summers in a small village in Canada. During the past 2 years
>> >> a handful of people have died of various cancers. I didn't hear
>> >> anything about these folks getting treatment. Complaints about health
>> >> care are frequent and wide spread. Most of it deals with shortages and
>> >> wait times.
>> >
>> > I'm a truck driver in the Cleveland area and get to bullshit with the
>> > Canadian drivers. I too bring up healthcare coverage. What I've found
>> > is that the younger to middle-aged drivers love the system while the
>> > older and more sickly drivers tell me to keep what we have in the US.
>> > The Canadian system is great for a broken arm, the flu, and simple
>> > surgeries that are not real life threatening. But when the serious
>> > conditions come up, those people would rather be in the US getting
>> > treatment.
>> >
>>
>> Many say that all Bush's failures are Obama's fault.
>>
>> They wonder why he refuses to fess up and take responsibility. Why do
>> leftists hate accountability?
>>
>> Things were great when the economy was collapsing, our banks were
>> failing and we were bleeding 700,000 jobs under Bush. Obama's wrecked
>> everything. It all started when he took charge.
>>
>> How can 4 million Fox News viewers be wrong?
>>
>> Besides, health care isn't about hospitals and doctors, it's about who
>> insures the patients. And we all know that there just isn't enough
insurance
>> to go around these days because millions have no coverage and still millions
>> more are under insured. Why! If we insured everyone that would mean
>> rationed health care! Not like it is today!
>
>This is true, but a study by the Blue Cross revealed at least half of
>those uninsured are capable of getting some sort of coverage either
>through existing government entities or are able to afford coverage for
>themselves.
>
>As a personal example, my employer provides us with coverage. It's not
>great coverage, but it's satisfactory for most of us. Some have spouses
>who have better coverage, so my employer pays them a higher wage to
>compensate them for not being on our plan and instead, their spouses.
>
>We have one employee who is married and had three children. To get the
>higher wage, he opted out of our healthcare coverage. His wife didn't
>work so she had no coverage either. When his daughter became ill with
>diabetes, he was frantic. Somehow, he got the state to pay for all her
>medical care in spite of his refusal to use the coverage our company
>provided.
>
>My coworker and his family of five are part of this so-called 40 million
>without healthcare coverage, and I'm sure there are many more just like
>him--especially among younger adults.
>
>So do we have a problem with people unable to be covered, or do we have
>a problem with people not taking responsibility to be covered? It's
>probably half and half if you ask me. But that does not justify
>destroying the medical care system we have for this very small
>percentage of our population.
BC Canada 2002.Diagnosed with throat cancer.8 weeks later after
radiation treatment went home,fully recovered today.2004 wife
diagnosed with cancer 8 months later passed away.Brother diagnosed
with cancer 2009 in Alberta.Passed away April 2010.Total cost for
treatment in all three cases 0 .Alberta and BC health care system paid
the bills.Treatment fast,efficient and world class.In Victoria where I
received treatment there were Americans and I shared a room at the
cancer lodge with a German.You have nothing like this in the US and
you are behind most of the world.
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