Nice American Article: US vs. Canada

tibear

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In what ways are "their issues" different than ours. From what I've seen many of their problems were the same as ours.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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RB,

In what ways are "their issues" different than ours. From what I've seen many of their problems were the same as ours.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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RB,

In what ways are "their issues" different than ours. From what I've seen many of their problems were the same as ours.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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RB,

In what ways are "their issues" different than ours. From what I've seen many of their problems were the same as ours.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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RB,

In what ways are "their issues" different than ours. From what I've seen many of their problems were the same as ours.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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RB,

In what ways are "their issues" different than ours. From what I've seen many of their problems were the same as ours.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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Isn't this a thread about medical problems with the Canadian health system???? I'm asking about issues relating to their health system. Weren't their health problems the same as ours before they started to privatize??
 

tibear

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Isn't this a thread about medical problems with the Canadian health system???? I'm asking about issues relating to their health system. Weren't their health problems the same as ours before they started to privatize??
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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Isn't this a thread about medical problems with the Canadian health system???? I'm asking about issues relating to their health system. Weren't their health problems the same as ours before they started to privatize??
 

Reverend Blair

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RE: Nice American Article

No, the problems vary from country to country. One of the biggest challenges we face is that because of NAFTA and groups like the Fraser Institute there is a very strong push for us to adopt a US-style system in Canada. If we allow two tier health care in Canada, US-based corporations could easily launch a NAFTA suit seeking to expand it under trade agreements.

That is something that we have to keep very much in mind when discussing health care, universal child care, Canadian content laws, water sales, and a bevy of other issues.
 

Reverend Blair

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Apr 3, 2004
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RE: Nice American Article

No, the problems vary from country to country. One of the biggest challenges we face is that because of NAFTA and groups like the Fraser Institute there is a very strong push for us to adopt a US-style system in Canada. If we allow two tier health care in Canada, US-based corporations could easily launch a NAFTA suit seeking to expand it under trade agreements.

That is something that we have to keep very much in mind when discussing health care, universal child care, Canadian content laws, water sales, and a bevy of other issues.
 

Reverend Blair

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Apr 3, 2004
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RE: Nice American Article

No, the problems vary from country to country. One of the biggest challenges we face is that because of NAFTA and groups like the Fraser Institute there is a very strong push for us to adopt a US-style system in Canada. If we allow two tier health care in Canada, US-based corporations could easily launch a NAFTA suit seeking to expand it under trade agreements.

That is something that we have to keep very much in mind when discussing health care, universal child care, Canadian content laws, water sales, and a bevy of other issues.
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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Yes, Sweden isn't part of NAFTA but it is part of the EU which has probably many of the same issues.

PS, I thought we had agreed that there was already two-tiered health care in this country
 

tibear

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Jan 25, 2005
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You agreed that the poor don't have the same access to dental and vision care as the rich.

Isn't that two-tiered health care?????
 

Reverend Blair

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Apr 3, 2004
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RE: Nice American Article

It's more something I see as a problem, tibear. I would include those, non-cosmetically, in health care.

We are really talking about two different things though and that is a side issue at best...an attempt by you to twist things.
 

tibear

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How you can say dental and vision are not part of health care is simply beyond me. It's like saying your legs are not part of your body. Your worried about cataract surgery when a person can't eat??? Your more concerned about about hip replacement surgery than an individuals ability to see??

I'm glad your not my doctor.

Interesting how, when an arguement is made to counter your beliefs, you always regards it as a "different issue". Me thinks someone is having difficulty dealing with valid counter points!! :)