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To: koan who wrote (9120)	2/13/2012 1:02:09 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

"86% of Canadians like their helath care" you just make up the numbers, why didn' you say 96% ? CANADIANS HATE CANADIAN HEALTH CARE Last week, Maggie Mahar linked to a risible attempt to rehabilitate the reputation of Canada’s dysfunctional health care system. Mythbusting Canadian Health Care is really just a series of straw men that its author, Sara Robinson, makes a great show of knocking down, presumably in the hope that no one will notice her failure to address the real problems plaguing her country’s health care system. She does, however, admit the following: You can hear the bitching about it no matter where you live … grousing about health care is still unofficially Canada’s third national sport after curling and hockey. Unfortunately, that uncharacteristic note of candor is tainted by an utterly preposterous assertion about the depth of Canuck dissatisfaction: The percentage of Canadians who’d consider giving up their beloved system consistently languishes in the single digits. The London Free Press contains an article showing that the percentage of Canadians who express profound unhappiness with their health care system far exceeds “single digits”: More than two-thirds of Canadians think the health-care system needs major repairs or a complete overhaul, says a national poll that regularly gauges public attitudes on health. This sounds a little more serious than the kind of good-natured kvetching implied by the term “national sport.” And it’s not just the patients who are unhappy. Providers of care are deeply dissatisfied: Sixty-nine per cent of nurses felt the system needed significant change, while 62 per cent of doctors favoured ’some fairly major repairs.’ These kinds of percentages, combined with the increasing number of Canucks who come to the U.S. for medical treatment, suggest that the alleged superiority of Canadian health care is the real myth that needs to be “busted.” [HT Kevin, MD]

To: koan who wrote (9120)	2/13/2012 1:04:40 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Surprise! Surprise! ObamaCare advocate finds out Canadians hate their socialized healthcare by editor on August 13, 2009 Paul Krugman, the New York Times Nobel Prize-winning columnist and left wing lunatic, is wrong again. As usual. During a healthcare debate at Rockefeller Center on September 16, Krugman decided to demonstrate the superiority of the Canadian healthcare system. He asked all the Canadians in the audience to raise their hands. Seven hands went up in the air. That’s where Krugman should have stopped. Instead, he asked how many of our northern neighbors think they have a terrible healthcare system. Oops. Never mind. ihatethemedia.com

To: koan who wrote (9120)	2/13/2012 1:15:42 PM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Respond to of 85487

If you're old and need a hip replacement in a socialized country, you'll lie in bed months waiting for it and may be told you're too old. Are you okay with that?