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Originally Posted by LadyMischief
There has been a bunch of Michael Moore controversy lately... He really kind of twisted things in "Sicko" to suit his own demands. Acting like health care in Canada is free and there are no waiting lists is a big load of bullshit. Canadians pay ridiculous amounts of tax, so the health care system is far from being free, since a lot of those tax dollars go to support the social healthcare... and waiting lists? Don't even get me started.. I waited over 5 months to see a specialist over a medical emergency, and I am very much not alone....
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You are missing the forest for the trees..
When he says "it's free" he means you don't have to come out of your pocket to pay for services.. Yes you have to pay taxes. However if you add what people in the US pay for taxes, then add in medical insurance.. add in extra costs to auto insurance to cover medical bill.. Add in co pay for medication and then add in the insurance premium deductibles.
Well you add all that up, and we pay one hell of a lot more in total, than you do with high taxes. So compared to the US system your's even with higher taxes is much cheaper for the average person.
BTW.. comparing wait times between US and Canada is apples and oranges.. Sure Canada might have longer wait times for some things.. However In Canada every person is covered and can go to the doctor.
In the US there are millions of people with out health insurance.. So that takes millions of people out of the line. You add free heath care for every tax payer in the US and there would be much longer lines that what you have in Canada.
That whole part of the argument, is total BS and as I say is apples to oranges.