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Old 07-29-2012, 05:46 PM
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Just because a country like Canada has socialized medicine, it doesn't mean they have exclusive rights to the the latest and best medical techniques. Yesterday I posted about Canadians visiting other countries for medical advice or surgery (above post). There are probably some prominent Americans who have visited Europe to learn about new techniques. This is nothing new.

Socialized medicine works very well in Canada. But it's not perfect, it's expensive, and it's not easy to implement. I'm not sure that the US is ready for the challenges of implementation, or that the citizens are willing to be heavily taxed to support it.
Expensive?.......hard to implement?...........heavily taxed populace?...........decline in medical innovation?............decline in number of doctors?...............bureaucrats deciding efficacy of further medical treatment?..............lengthy waits for doctor's appointments?.............Ohhh, we can't wait.