On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:58:39 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

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> wrote in message
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>> 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.
>
>I agree about health care, but...it's not free it paid for by taxes and
>fees.
>
>Cheri

Sure, the money has to come from somewhere but it does guarantee that
like me last week, I take my toe into emerge, it is stitched up, I am
sent home armed with clean dressings for it and I then go to my own
doc to have stiches removed. I could have no money or lots, but it
would be the same treatment. The only thing I had to show was my NS
medical card which proves I live in this province and also means the
computer brings up all my medical files for them. Our fees are paid
by a 2% ( I think, something like that) tax on sales. Not on all
sales, but things like cars, or clothes.