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Great article. Conservative US Republican moves to Canada, falls in love with socialized health care.
"I started to wonder why I had been so opposed to government mandated Universal Health care. Here in Canada, everyone was covered. If they worked full-time, if they worked part-time, or if they were homeless and lived on the street, they were all entitled to the same level of care if they had a medical need. People actually went in for routine check-ups and caught many of their illnesses early, before they were too advanced to treat. People were free to quit a job they hated, or even start their own business without fear of losing their medical coverage. "
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/07/12/how-i-lost-my-fear-universal-health-care
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Canada's population being 1/10th of the USA's means their system is 1/10th as complex to manage and contain costs. It is a fallacy to believe that the capability scales up and remains as efficient.
Sorry. I find that logic a little too simple.
I would contend that complexity as population increases is geometric in increase of complexity. Rarely is the real world linear.
Having lived in both places, I can say that Canada's health care system is great, though it does have its problems. Lots of people go to the doctor for the most mundane things (simple colds, for example) and clog up the waiting room. However, I'm VERY happy to finally see a US Republican warming up to the concept. Especially since most of western civilization has universal health care.
I have hope that we'll have it in this country too, but we' do something about ironing out some of the wrinkles.
+Chad Wilson Definitely agree with your second comment. However, the bulk of complexity may spike with the first x-amount and then taper off for the rest of the population when the system is up and running. I think we, as a country, have the resources and ability. We, however, squander our potential with politics (both sides) and partisan solutions, not to mention corporate interference.
+Kate Ussailis Thank you for the insight!