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Originally Posted by bringer
we have free healthcare here in california for the poor. this small % of californias overall population already clogs the emergency rooms with bullshit, im sure canada is the same. anytime somethings "free" its abused, and usually not by the people who pay the most into it.
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Right there is where you make your mistake. Assuming is almost always an unwise thing to do.
Sure there are idiots who head to the ER for non-emergency reasons, but those are the ones who are made to wait the longest. It's called doing proper triage. They are free to head on over to the walk-in clinic for their lower priority ailments where their visit is again free.
Comparing Canada to the situation in California is never going to wash in this argument. The examples are just too different, like comparing apples to... spark plugs.