I always figured that Canada and the USA were so close together in many areas that we were more like family kin anyway.
Maybe I am just too cynical in my goldening years, but the sort of ethic and moral that I see in the USA today is not reassuring that we will give anyone strong competition in the future.
Personally, I believe that we are all God's children, regardless of the color of our skin or which land mass we live on.
Furthermore, I don't believe in rewarding people for shoddy work.
If someone makes a better product, regardless of where it is made, we should buy the better product.
We don't owe anyone a job, not even the people who live in Detroit.
I don't believe that our troops should have even been in Iraq, but I support the troops.
Really? Why do you wish ill will against anyone?
Jeff
For what, parts? ;)
mike
I totally agree. When I see a car built in Canada I think it is a good thing. I think the same of a car built in the USA. You know how I feel about car's built in countries other then those.
We will see what the future will hold. I have high hopes the Big Three will come back, we shall see.
What is an American vehicle? A big 3 vehicle built anywhere, including those GM Korean built cars? A big 3 vehicle built within NAFTA (American)- USA, Canada, Mexico? A big 3 vehicle built in the USA (some say America)?
That was more the case in the past, but these two very friendly countries have been going separate paths in some areas, such as in health care and war.
Sort of, they were never and will never be a part of our healthcare system. I'm not so sure the Canadian system is any better.
As for war, if we had a real one, I'm confident they'd be right along side of us.
How about Asian owned but the car built by American employed in USA plants that buy from a lot of USA suppliers? This morning's paper had an article about Honda building a new plant in Indiana. They buy billions of dollars from hundreds of US suppliers.
I don't hear the same squawking about the foreign owned gas companies and grocery chains. Some of the largest groceries are owned by British, German, and Dutch companies.
*********** Having lived in a country where national health was a real and functioning program, I feel we are being shortchanged in the USA. Where I lived it worked, and worked VERY well.
I agree. They would not follow us into perdition, but they are staunch people with a strong moral and ethical base.
We always did!
Steve R.
Everyone in Canada has basic universal health care.
So true. BTW Canada is right beside the USA and other NATO troops in Afghanistan. Losing lives on a regular basis as well. >:)
Right, but a friend of mine died while waiting for surgery that was postponed for over a year. Like others, he was going to come to the US for it, but waited too long. It is not a perfect system.
You are correct, it isn't a perfect system. I was told I needed to have another disc removed from my back, in January. The surgery date was postponed again and again, and I just had it done this past Monday. It wasn't major surgery, but I still had to wait several months. And, the surgery was the result of a work injury. On the other hand, I can go see my Dr., make as many emergency room visits as necessary, or even use after-hours-clinics and not have to pay to use them.
I went over ten years without health coverage. It became a choice of paying the rent, or paying the premiums. I guess I'd rather be on a Canadian wait-list than on an American "nothing at all"
On the other hand, if I'd been on welfare, or AFDC, then my health and dental would've been free !
In the US, they punish the working poor, but reward the welfare recipients.
No system is perfect, but a wealthy person with a sore finger should not be treated ahead of a poor (or any) person with a life threatening condition.
Steve R.
Oh, you pay. Just as we pay for a screwed up system.
Amen. I've had many Canadian friends over the years and more than a few relatives, who like to bash the American health care system. Well, it's easy to do - it has plenty of flaws. That said, when you look at the price paid compared to the value obtained, the Canadian system seems to be no better than ours. Free services aren't worth much when you pay 50% of your income to taxes to pay for a system that only works for the trivial things. Hell - we have really cheap emergency room care and doctor visits. I still have not seen where the Canadian system has proven to be in any way superior. Maybe in concept, but not in practice.
Show me a hospital where that has actually happened. The laws state that NO hospital can refuse to treat a patient presenting a life threatening condition. They also cannot refuse treatment based on the ability or lack of to pay. You might want to look at how much health care hospitals in the US provide FREE to people. There is a LOT and it is growing all the time with all the illegals and welfare changes being made. Also look at how many hospitals are being closed down by the states they are in. In this area alone there have been 6 closed in the past 2 years. WHY? Because the liberals keep forcing more legislation to "help the poor". They seem to forget that the TRULY poor already don't pay for a lot of what they get.
Oh - but it's *FREE*!! :)
Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
It's easy enough to compare the US system with the Canadian system because Canada is right next door and there is plenty of travel between the two. No system is perfect, and the Canadian system certainly has had its share of problems, but Canada's universal health care system is not the only one in the world. I know that my late parents' health care in UK went from being cheap to being free (not to mention that their dr. made house calls, and they got a non-means-tested allowance for a home help to come cook and clean for them), and an Australian businessman I talked to a while ago was horrified to hear how much we are paying for health insurance; in Australia it's a mere 2.5% surcharge on one's taxable income.
And in the US, even having health insurance doesn't guarantee that the insurance co. will pay. And what happens when an employer decides to switch health plans and "my" physician doesn't participate in the new plan, or the new plan doesn't cover my specific medications?
Perce
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