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Originally Posted by odooley6985
"There’s more. Canadian divisions of multinational firms love Canada’s system because when they bid on projects they have no health costs to load in. Also, there’s no crazy “job lock” as with the employer-based system in the United States — where people with (say) a sick child cling to their job for fear of being pronounced uninsurable. His peers, he says, view the U.S. debate as “ideological and not based on economics.”"
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That's why Canadians, including government officials, come here for their serious healthcare needs, because the waiting lists to see specialists in Canada have backlogs from 6 months to two years.
Secondly, Canada has a fraction of our population. You can't have a one size fits system for 300 million people.
Finally, the Federal government has tied the States' hands from trying programs that would save money.
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