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Honest question to Canadians, about your healthcare system.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1673157:MV8xODg0NjEwXzMxNDcyNzYwX0ZFQkY4NEQz] [quote:HeebyGeebies:MV8xODg0NjEwXzMxNDcyNTIxX0VFNTBBNTJG] It's great in that if I am injured or become very sick, I do not have to worry about going bankrupt over medical bills. [/quote] totally agree with that point! [quote:HeebyGeebies:MV8xODg0NjEwXzMxNDcyNTIxX0VFNTBBNTJG] For all my complaints about the system, in the end I value it very much. All countries should have universal health care. It is not perfect but it should be the right of every person to have free access to medical care. It's amazing to me that the U.S does not have universal healthcare and that furthermore a lot of you don't want it at all! [/quote] I think the biggest consideration in any argument of USA vs Canada healthcare would be in the area of taxation. In Canada as you exceed CAN$50,000 per year earnings from employment you are taxed at rates at least double, and in some cases triple, the typical USA rates. Not sure about capital gains taxation (from selling investments such as property or stocks, etc) in the USA but in Canada you will typically lose 40-50% of the selling price to taxation (this can vary due to item category and whether the capital gain is re-invested) Now if you total the amount of income lost to taxation over the course of a person's lifetime I'm not sure the average Canadian is truly getting such a great deal in "universal healthcare" over the USA. If Canadians had the additional portion of income that we lose to taxation and correctly invested it for healthcare related issues we might actually have much more money though I've never really done the math for both countries to compare. [/quote]
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Here in the states we hear a lot of horror stories about the healthcare system in Canada. What do you think about it? Also anyone else from other countries with universal healthcare systems please chime in, I think France has it too.
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