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Originally Posted by Table 5
People might not look at it that way, but at the end of the day the citizens of this country spread out the cost of health care. Otherwise, you'd be paying up the nose for all this like us poor saps down in the U.S!
And yeah, nobody wants to help pay for those abuse the system of course.
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See, that is the key difference. Just because a system is 'socialist' or government run doesn't mean its 'good.'
Britain is looking at decentralizing their health care system to lower costs and improve efficiency. And they have or had a system that was long trumped as an efficient model that the US should look at to duplicate.
Canada has a decent system, but it is open to LOTS of abuse, and it NEEDS to be constantly adapted to fit the needs of the people in the most cost efficient way possible.
I have no problem helping pay for this system, but I expect a certain level of care. And I don't particularly prefer to pay for elective procedures that aren't life threatening, even if the procedure in question can be emotional.