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Originally Posted by Barefoot
To put it in perspective, Canada has less population than the state of California!
Our health-care system was initiated slowly and carefully, starting in 1947.
Never mind income tax which is huge, we pay many taxes on everything we buy.
We are amazed at the low cost of food and wine and hydro and eating out in Florida.
Still, in spite of our high taxes which are necessary to carry the health-care system, I'm glad we have it.
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While there will always be those anecdotal stories of...
"I have a friend from Canada who had problems with Canadian health care"...of the thousands of Canadians I have known or talked to in my life, the overwhelming majority (just a guess, but probably around 80%)...feel the exact same way as yourself.
My observations seem to be backed up by actual facts.
Change of Subject: Never mind the anecdotes: Do Canadians like their health-care system?
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By an overwhelming margin, Canadians prefer the Canadian health care system to the American one. Overall, 82% said they preferred the Canadian system, fully ten times the number who said the American system is superior (8%)....from a Harris-Decima poll (.pdf), July 2009. .
The vast majority of Canadians, 91 per cent, felt that Canada's health care system was better than the United States...CTV, a Canadian television network, Jun. 29 2008, reporting on a survey, conducted by the Strategic Counsel for CTV and The Globe and Mail.
In November 2004, Canadians voted Tommy Douglas, Canada's 'father of Medicare'") the Greatest Canadian of all time following a nationwide contest."... CBC
People in Canada and Great Britain are significantly more satisfied with availability of affordable healthcare than their American counterparts ...Gallup Poll, March, 2003
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