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   From: kingkongg@iglou.com   
      
   "Tundy The Insane Welfair Collecter"  wrote in message   
   news:MPG.2755ff02b5bcfe8498a0f9@news.x-privat.org   
   > Gullible rightists still promote the Goebbels like lie that Obama   
   > wants the Canadian system, then they think that attacking the system   
   > in Canada will help their cause.  Are rightists all gullible,   
   > brainless tools who only listen to lies?   
   >   
   >   
   > Dear American Neighbours,   
   >   
   > My experience with the Canadian health care system has been   
   > exemplary, particularly in B.C. where I have lived all my 76 years.   
   >   
   > I, with a multitude of others, am fearful about the privatization of   
   > the Canadian system, which seems to be the goal of some B.C. doctors,   
   > who have opened clinics which separate rich and poor in terms of   
   > medical care.   
   >   
   > The model they use comes from the USA where private health insurance   
   > companies spend millions lobbying for continuing the current system   
   > which leaves some 47,000,000 mired in debt paying doctors, pharmacies   
   > and hospitals for needed services.   
   >   
   > Sincerely,   
   >   
   > Ron Hansen   
   >   
   > Cumberland B.C.   
   >   
   > *   
   >   
   > My Dear Fellow Americans,   
   >   
   > I was born in California and lived and worked there for over 50   
   > years.  I've had employer-based healthcare policies in the U.S. and   
   > I've bought my own as a contractor.  In 2007 my family policy cost me   
   > $920.00 per month with a $1000.00 annual deductable. The policy had   
   > limits, exclusions and co-pays that we had to read and understand. We   
   > were always worried about making the monthly payments or getting sick.   
   >   
   > Two years ago my family moved to Canada and now we use the Canadian   
   > national healthcare system. My family premiums cost $92.00 a month.   
   > I choose my own doctor and go to see him as often as I need to.  I've   
   > had surgery, tests and treatments and haven't had any longer wait   
   > than in the U.S. and the professionalism is excellent. Beyond the   
   > monthly premium, I have never seen a medical bill, co-pay, deductible   
   > or denial of service.  And every person I meet in Canada, everyday,   
   > everywhere, has the same coverage I do.  We all support each other.   
   > It is OUR healthcare system, not the "government's system."   
   >   
   > It breaks my heart to see my beloved homeland in the grip of such   
   > unfounded fear of Canadian healthcare. Medicare for All is the humane   
   > and sensible thing to do. Come on in, the water's fine.   
   >   
   > With kind regards,   
   >   
   > Linda Melvin   
   >   
   > Surrey, B.C.   
   >   
   > *   
   >   
   > Dear American Neighbours,   
   >   
   > Perhaps the fear of becoming ill is so great a daily stress to our   
   > American neighbours that they are additionally susceptible to the   
   > fear mongering tactics of lobbyists and politicians who try to tell   
   > them they are better off staying with their existing health care   
   > system than rocking that inhuman status quo with a system like   
   > Canada's.   
   >   
   > The myths about Canada's health care system that are being promoted,   
   > and need debunking, include:   
   >   
   > 1) We can?t choose our own doctor   
   >   
   > 2) There are long waiting lists even for things like broken hips   
   >   
   > 3) Government ?bureaucrats? intervene and deny services.   
   >   
   > 4) Canada has a ?socialist? system.  (Note: In socialized medical   
   > systems, the doctors work directly for the state. In Canada doctors   
   > run their own private practices, just like they do in the US.)   
   >   
   > Every day coping is stressful enough without adding the unbearable   
   > stress of facing ruin if illness strikes.   
   >   
   > I encourage American to support the politics of reform of your health   
   > care system.   
   >   
   > Susan Schellenberg   
   >   
   > Toronto, Ontario   
   >   
   > *   
   >   
   > Dear American Neighbours,   
   >   
   > I love our health care system because I was able to raise two   
   > children as a low- income single parent without having to worry about   
   > their health care needs.  I did not have to pay ANYTHING for health   
   > care premiums, and I did not have to pay out of pocket when needing   
   > emergency care. It was a huge relief to me.  Now as a middle aged   
   > self-employed single I don't have to worry that I won't be able to   
   > see a doctor or have an operation when I need one.   
   >   
   > My mother nearly died at age 11 from untreated appendicitis.  Her   
   > mother could not afford the operation.  My mother survived,   
   > miraculously, and thus I am alive today - but she never took for   
   > granted the miracle that is a fully funded health care system - nor   
   > do I.   
   >   
   > Lyn Adamson   
   >   
   > Toronto, Ontario   
      
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