Spankadoodle
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2013
There will always be negative press about anything. I live half an hour outside of Winnipeg, in a city of 12,000 people. Our Hospital has an MRI machine, and for most people it's a same day appointment. I know when I tweaked my knee a few months back my doctor called the clinic and I had a scan in under 2 hours, as a non-urgent case.
And yes, we tax the hell out of things like Alcohol and liquor to pay for our health care, as we should. Those things cause a lot of the health care issues. It also looks like Marijuana will be legalized within the next 3-5 years as well, which will then add another powerful revenue stream for our health care.
I'm not saying it's better or worse, as there is room for improvement in any system. It seems odd when the world's biggest superpower spends so much time fighting over the fact that people need health care. Include the fact that The US government currently spends more per person than Canada, which offers "free" no patient cost health care, it seems that the system is broken
And yes, we tax the hell out of things like Alcohol and liquor to pay for our health care, as we should. Those things cause a lot of the health care issues. It also looks like Marijuana will be legalized within the next 3-5 years as well, which will then add another powerful revenue stream for our health care.
I'm not saying it's better or worse, as there is room for improvement in any system. It seems odd when the world's biggest superpower spends so much time fighting over the fact that people need health care. Include the fact that The US government currently spends more per person than Canada, which offers "free" no patient cost health care, it seems that the system is broken
As an American, we see articles like this about 12-18 month waits for a"free" MRI's and are equally baffled. Also, unless all of your Dr, Nurses, pharmaceutical companies etc. are working for free. Your healthcare is not free, It's just paid for differently.