On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:02:20 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:
>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:07:39 +1000, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >, says...
>> >>
>> >> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>> >> > Sqwertz wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:11:57 -0600, graham wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On 8/30/2016 11:05 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> >> >> >> On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 07:24:31 -0300, wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>> So do I, or rather the lack of it and having to endure eight stitches
>> >> >> >>> in my foot until I get them taken out next Friday.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Unless there some sign of infection, save yourself the co-pay and take
>> >> >> >> the stitches out yourself.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> > Co-Pay? This is Canada! We don't have to worry about such things
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Well then save the doctor's time and let some treat somebody else who
>> >> >> needs it more. I bet you have a lot of hypocondriacs in Canada ;-)
>> >> >
>> >> > Hell yeah.... have "free" insurance and everyone runs to the doctor for
>> >> > every little sniffle. This is why insurance costs so much.
>> >>
>> >> Yep, there are very few uninsured hypochondriacs, on the other hand it's
>> >> pretty amazing how the body heals itself in many cases when one is
>> >> uninsured. 
>> >
>> >Every civilised country should have free healthcare, public transport
>> >and beer. Few do.
>>
>> Definitely free healthcare, that's a sacred cow in Canada and
>> politicians try to monkey with it at their peril, but I also feel
>> guaranteed pensions are good too. Seems now all the major
>> corporations are trying to do away with them, not fair, another way
>> the 1% see to grab more for themselves.
>
>When you say 'pension' do you mean what everybody gets when they reach
>65 or 67 or so?
Yes, the pensions you work for, apart from the national pension. I
was talking to our mail man today, there is currently strife between
the post office management and the union, he's okay, he'll get his but
I understand that new people coming into the post office will have no
guarantees in future as to what their pensions will be. In other
words, big corps are trying to shed any responsibilities or guarantees
as to what the pension deductions will mean to young people when they
actually retire.
All employees have Canada Pension deductions but I wouldn't want to
have to exist on simply that alone.