Comments on the Canadian healthcare system, which is supposedly so much better than ours:
"I'm Canadian. I waited ten months for emergent disc replacement surgery in my spine. I was placed at the top of the list because of the severity of my injury. Before my MRI, the projected wait time for me was three years.
If I had been American, that would have been six weeks (five of those for recovery).
The claim that our system is free is false as well. I pay for my socialist healthcare every month (it's called MSP, Medical Services Premium). We also have much higher taxation here.
During my ten months off, I was also forced to suckle at the government teat to feed, clothe and house my family. That cost came from the wallets of my fellow Canadians.
Don't let people lie to you. It's not better here."
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I’ve got a pretty consistent opinion on this.
If you’ve got a good employer sponsored insurance plan, or are rich enough to get your own, it’s definitely better here.
I hear a lot of anecdotal stories about how long things take up there but have never heard any horror stories from any family or friends. The truth always lies somewhere in the middle. My dad died in 2004 after a long battle with heart and kidney disease, and he got excellent care up until the time he passed. The person Austin quoted also raised an excellent point about taxes. Across the board, taxes in Canada are staggeringly high. Nothing is free.