How far do you think we should take socialist tendencies...
...in the U.S.?This is inspired by the thread in CoS about people that don't have insurance, and the replies by those that say everyone in the U.S. should be entitled to the same level of care,...
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Well for housing I don't really think things should change much we have low income housing as do you and I don't advocate housing for everyone just because. We do offer homeless shelters for the...
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Waiting for the best is not the best option for many diseases. I don't see why people should have to wait if they have the money to get the best sooner.
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And Dsnyfan, I'm curious...if you don't advocate housing for all "just because", why do so for health care?
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Why is healthcare "madatory" but houseing isn't? I find that currious. I think a place to live is more of a necessity than healthcare insurance. When I was going to college I did not have healthcare...
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Well if you have healthcare and can be healthy from it then you have a better shot at being a usefull part of society but if not and you get sick like in the US for low income families you can't...
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I'm with MissJasmine, I still think housing would be more important than health care.In Canada, can people go outside the system and pay out of pocket if they choose, or are they locked into the...
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Quote:In Canada, can people go outside the system and pay out of pocket if they choose, or are they locked into the national system? ...and, as an add-on question, how many people, on average, pay...
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You can go outside the system if you wish but only about 1% of people actually do. There was a lady that set up a private MRi facility in Buffalo figuring about 20% of her business would come from...
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OK, so if people can go outside of the system and pay Canadian doctors for better care in Canada on their own, how is that any different from here, where those with more money get better care?
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Because our private clinics are regulated and policed by the government and there are very few of them due to the fact that not many people ever do it. Plus many of them are now encorporating...
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I think you're missing my point...Are there any clinics or doctors in Canada that work OUTSIDE of the socialized medical plan that people can go to, using THEIR OWN funds with no payment by the...
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There are a few but they are also billed to OHIP so a true private facility in your meaning I would have to say no or very few. If people really want to spend their own money for medical care they go...
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Here is an article by the CBC about private and public healthcare in Canada. Even our privately run clinics and few hospitals still bill to our public health insurance so we don't see a bill...
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