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From: Bearcatbob	6/12/2009 6:38:42 AM
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Canada in the US? In all of my visits to Canada I do not remember general complaints about health care in talks with Canadians. I do know a friend who had a dislocated shoulder had an extended wait for surgery. He essentially spent the summer waiting while enduring the problem. That would not have happened here. Frankly, I am very satisfied with my personal situation. My plan costs me $1600 per month (in addition to a $500 corporate subsidy). I selected a very good plan as both my wife and I have had issues. This plan includes prescriptions, dental and vision. There is a deductible and copays up to some limit. I have learned that costs above 7.5% of AGI (adjusted gross income) are deductible. So - since I can afford it - my situation is fine. Clearly the majority of the population could not pay that level of cost. When I consider the direction we are going I figure we will not go further left than Canada and clearly that is not too bad for me. But what would that mean in terms of other US changes? 1. Canada has a very small military. I believe to fund the Canadian type welfare state we would have to severely reduce our military and retreat from the world stage - fine with me. I also note that the military has played a huge role in generating opportunity to minorities and others who could not afford education. I note that all welfare states essentially demilitarize. 2. How do demographic issues impact our ability to be like Canada? Canada does not have a large economic under class. I think it would be far more costly to implement Canada in the US than Canada in Canada. I also believe Canada does a far better job than the US on controlling illegal immigration. 3. Canada is a commodity exporting country that brings money to the country. The US is not - how would that effect our ability to be Canada? 4. Canada has always had higher unemployment than the US - I think now it is about equal. How will the US adopt to a high unemployment society? How in the world do we bring our economic underclass into the mainstream with a high unemployment society? (Note - I suspect being unemployed in Canada is far more comfortable than being unemployed in the US if for no reason other than health care.) So - while a Canadian life style would be acceptable to me - I wonder if it is possible to implement Canada in the US. Bob

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