I applaud President Obama's efforts for public health-care. I'm a 64 year old Canadian who has benefited from our universal health-care system since 1963 when it was enacted.
Despite the conservative negative ads (Re: Canadians and our health-care) running on U.S.,TV at present;
Have I ever had to wait to see a specialist ? No.
Have I changed doctors without a problem ? Yes.
Have I ever received less than the best care in a hospital ? No.
Have I ever had to wait more than 4 weeks to see a psychiatrist ? No.
Has it cost me one dollar ? No ?
Do I pay 65% less than Americans for prescription drugs ? Yes.
Countries with universal healthcare: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq*, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
If I were an American, given my past circumstances, I would not be alive to write this. Despite Canada's harsh climate, we live longer than Americans. Why ? Free health care.
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