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Bruce[_28_]

In article >, says...
>
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 8/30/2016 7:34 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >>
> >> "graham" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On 8/30/2016 5:58 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> 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
> >>> Just as your house insurance payment doesn't cover the cost of
> >>> replacing your house if it burns down.
> >>
> >> Sorry, but it does, also the contents.
> >>
> >> Cheri
> > NO! Note I said payment! Your paltry annual fee does NOT match the amount
> > the insurance company would have to pay out!
>
> So what? My comment was that Canadian health care isn't free, it's paid for
> with taxes/fees etc. so your barking is just tiresome at this point.

Don't be a child. What he said whooshed over your head. That can happen.