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Originally Posted by nfotiu
My experience is limited to the area I live in, but a professional working for a medium or large corporation will likely have better coverage and better experience with health care than they would in Canada, and out of pocket expenses are not really significant. If you care about whether less fortunate people have decent health care (which, it doesn't sound like you do :-) ), then yes Canada's system overall is probably a better system.
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But it's not just about caring what less fortunate people have, is it? What if you lose your job, like my brother-in-law who has four kids did? Then something that you never really think about in your life in Canada - how to get and pay for health care coverage - becomes a major issue.
Employees in the U.S. are way too beholden to their employers for my liking. Long hours. Less vacation. Lose not only your salary but your family's access to health care if you're laid off. Any increased income just wouldn't be worth it to me.