12-13-2015, 06:09 AM
(12-13-2015, 05:34 AM)SickBeast Wrote: Notice how Rollo completely ignores my post after I have proven him wrong.
I don't know that you've proved anything.
1. 19% of those covered by employers here don't have to pay anything at all, and still have our lower taxes. They're better off as is.
http://kff.org/report-section/ehbs-2014-...-findings/
2. The article I linked said that the higher taxes you pay exceed our cost of insurance.
Quote:Note that, although the Canadian government's health spending leads to larger taxes, Canadian taxpayers don't have to spend as much on health care as their American counterparts. This doesn't quite negate the increased tax burden, but it does make it easier to bear.
Read more: http://www.finweb.com/taxes/5-difference...z3u9aaYzZK
3. Your wait times are pretty legendary, for ER and appointments.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/medical-wa...-1.2663013
4. Oops, no universal coverage for prescriptions.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...122007.htm
5. When 46,000 of you guys are coming here for your health care, it's not really an endorsement of your system:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/11/report...e-in-2011/
6. I would say even if the cost is the same, I'd rather pay for a good immediate access system for my family than pay for a crappier system for everyone. (not to mention having "everyone" sitting next to us in the clinic- you can pretty much isolate yourself from hookers, gang bangers, junkies here)

