For those interested in the Hillary and other Social Democrat Health Care
plans, here's something from a Canadian on their social plan. One thing
they don't point out is when the Canadian Medical plan runs out of money
(sometimes as early as Sept.) then only the critical can even be seen or
cared for. No other illnesses or injuries can be seen until the following
year. Government operating the Medical Plan in the US will result in
poorer medical care and much higher taxes. The estimated cost for the
Hillary plan are already known to be a small fraction of what the "REAL"
cost will be (and that is going to be paid by you in taxes and premiums).
Subject: Health Care
This was sent from Canada to a friend in the States.
I saw on the news up here in Canada where Hillary
Clinton introduced her new health care plan. Something similar to what we
have in Canada. I also heard that Michael Moore was raving about the
health care up here in Canada in his latest movie. As your friend and
someone who lives with the Canada health care plan I thought I would give
you some facts about this great medical plan that we have in Canada.
First of all:
1) The health care plan in Canada is not free. We pay a
premium every month of $96. for Shirley and I to be covered. Sounds great
eh. What they don't tell you is how much we pay in taxes to keep the
health care system afloat. I am personally in the 55% tax bracket. Yes 55%
of my earnings go to taxes. A large portion of that and I am not sure of
the exact amount goes directly to health care our #1 expense.
2) I would not classify what we have as health care
plan, it is more like a health diagnosis system. You can get into to see a
doctor quick enough so he can tell you "yes indeed you are sick or you
need an operation" but now the challenge becomes getting treated or
operated on. We have waiting lists out the ying yang some as much as 2
years down the road.
3) Rather than fix what is wrong with you the usual
tactic in Canada is to prescribe drugs. Have a pain here is a drug to
take- not what is causing the pain and why. No time for checking you out
because it is more important to move as many patients thru as possible
each hour for Government re-imbursement
4) Many Canadians do not have a family Doctor.
5) Don't require emergency treatment as you may wait for
hours in the emergency room waiting for treatment.
6) Shirley's dad cut his hand on a power saw a few weeks
back and it required that his hand be put in a splint - to our surprise we
had to pay $125. for a splint because it is not covered under health care
plus we have to pay $60. for each visit for him to check it out each week.
7) Shirley's cousin was diagnosed with a heart blockage.
Put on a waiting list Died before he could get treatment.
8) Government allots so many operations per year. When
that is done no more operations, unless you go to your local newspaper and
plead your case and embarrass the government then money suddenly appears.
9)The Government takes great pride in telling us how
much more they are increasing the funding for health care but waiting
lists never get shorter. Government just keeps throwing money at the
problem but it never goes away. But they are good at finding new ways to
tax us, but they don't call it a tax anymore it is now a user fee.
10) A friend needs an operation for a blockage in her
leg but because she is a smoker they will not do it. Despite paying into
the health care system all these years. My friend is 65 years old. Now
there is talk that maybe we should not treat fat and obese people either
because they are a drain on the health care system. Let me see now, what
we want in Canada is a health care system for healthy people only. That
should reduce our health care costs.
11) Forget getting a second opinion, what you see is
what you get.
12) I can spend what money I have left after taxes on
booze, cigarettes, junk food and anything else that could kill me but I am
not allowed by law to spend my money on getting an operation I need
because that would be jumping the queue. I must wait my turn except if I
am a hockey player or athlete then I can get looked at right away. Go
figger. Where else in the world can you spend money to kill yourself but
not allowed to spend money to get healthy.
13) Oh did I mention that immigrants are covered
automatically at tax payer expense having never contributed a dollar to
the system and pay no premiums.
14) Oh yeh we now give free needles to drug users to try
and keep them healthy. Wouldn't want a sickly druggie breaking into your
house and stealing your things. But people with diabetes who pay into the
health care system have to pay for their needles because it is not covered
but the health care system.
I send this out not looking for sympathy but as the
election looms in the states you will be hearing more and more about
universal health care down there and the advocates will be pointing to
Canada. I just want to make sure that you hear the truth about health care
up here and have some food for thought and informed questions to ask when
broached with this subject.
Step wisely and don't make the same mistakes we have.
