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Originally Posted by pappy1
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My family is Canadian and have generally been highly successful financially. There isn’t a one of them who cannot afford to buy into what is referred to in the article as a second tier. Yet none of them has ever felt the need to do so. They’ve been newlyweds, they had children, they raised their families (or are raising their families), and those who have done so are now older and retired. So at every stage of life they’ve felt that the basic care provided by the government through their taxes has been all that they’ve needed.
I would have to say, though, that it appears that Canadians have a much better understanding and acceptance of the principle of TRIAGE and are not inclined to balk and complain when someone else’s stroke “trumps” their sprained ankle, even if they got to the emergency room first. Granted they’ve had many years of universal health care to have learned the workings of this principle, but at least EVERYONE has access to health care!