Esmeralda
Diamond Member
I lived on the border of Canada and the US (Seattle) and I am old enough to remember when Canada first instituted its national health care program. I remember that at first Canadians didn't like it, complained about it, etc. Now they love it and have for decades. It's a matter of getting used to a new way of doing things. That's why progressives are progressives: we believe in progress and welcome and embrace it. Dinos like the cons hate and fear anything new and different. They are the ones blocking universal health care in the US: their fear is blocking it. It is irrational and childish. I have lived in Europe in a country with universal health care and it is a great thing. I don't mind tax dollars going toward it. It doesn't cost any more than personal insurance premiums for health care coverage and the coverage is complete.Canadians are overwhelmingly in favor of their national healthcare program.Yes, you too can get the Canadian healthcare experience.
You too can wait months for an MRI and have your stage 1 cancer escalate to stage 3. You too can die in a hospital hallway as there isn't a room available for you (a cost saving measure in our system is having you perish quickly). You too can have a torn bicep, have it under diagnosed, untreated and heal in pain without surgery. You too can have a destroyed knee that requires a replacement, limp around for 6 months with a cane waiting for the initial ASSESSMENT with the knee replacement surgeon.
All of this, while costs soar, quality is down and state actors and their families receive first dibs and better access to treatment, because, you know, they are from a more important caste.
New poll shows Canadians overwhelmingly support public health care