If Breaking Bad was made in Canada
...it wouldn't be so interesting.
canadian (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012) Reply
well in quebec province it would be more like ( you have cancer , the treatment start in 5 years if youre lucky because we have a shortage of money so... good luck with that. )
well in quebec province it would be more like ( you have cancer , the treatment start in 5 years if youre lucky because we have a shortage of money so... good luck with that. )
Right eh (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012)
As a Candadian, I agree with the canadian. The health care is free, but it takes a year to get an MRI, if you get one at all. In the USA, you can get one the same day from your local clinic in the mall... You get what you pay for.
As a Candadian, I agree with the canadian. The health care is free, but it takes a year to get an MRI, if you get one at all. In the USA, you can get one the same day from your local clinic in the mall... You get what you pay for.
euro*** (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012)
and in germany, you can get one the same day and don't pay for it. you get what your health insurance pays for. well there's statutory health insurance which garanties you a proper treatment and private health insurance which also pays for single room with electic sickbed lifter. but they don't let you sell meth to come up for your cancer treatment. if i was you, canada, i would build up some gigantic wall at the US border to keep them iniquitous influences away.
and in germany, you can get one the same day and don't pay for it. you get what your health insurance pays for. well there's statutory health insurance which garanties you a proper treatment and private health insurance which also pays for single room with electic sickbed lifter. but they don't let you sell meth to come up for your cancer treatment. if i was you, canada, i would build up some gigantic wall at the US border to keep them iniquitous influences away.
Canaduh (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012)
E-HAW! *shoots his guns in the air doing the gold miner dance* I have lived up here in Canada for 10 years... Try the poutien and git yer free check ups!
E-HAW! *shoots his guns in the air doing the gold miner dance* I have lived up here in Canada for 10 years... Try the poutien and git yer free check ups!
Free lunch (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012)
Still no such thing.
Still no such thing.
@Right eh (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012)
You don't have "free" health care. You have government issued health care. You pay for your health care through your taxes, thus it is not free.
There is no such thing as "free" as everything has a cost.
You don't have "free" health care. You have government issued health care. You pay for your health care through your taxes, thus it is not free.
There is no such thing as "free" as everything has a cost.
@Hows it goin eh? (Saturday, 22 Dec 2012)
@Right eh That's the infuriating part My fellow Canuck. We don't get what we pay for. We pay taxes up the ***. If we used what we get taxed just for medicare and used it for private insurance we'd be treated like kinds at the hospital. Our Gov is robbing us.
@Right eh That's the infuriating part My fellow Canuck. We don't get what we pay for. We pay taxes up the ***. If we used what we get taxed just for medicare and used it for private insurance we'd be treated like kinds at the hospital. Our Gov is robbing us.
David (Thursday, 16 May 2013)
Sorry, if you live in a decently populated area this statement is simply wrong. I grant you the system is not perfect. The actual delivery of health care in rural areas can be poor. It can also be difficult to find a GP in some communities. But I have lived in both the U.S. and Canada for years and there is no debate: Canadians enjoy a far superior system. Americans pay far more for private health care (ask an American friend for the amount of their monthly HMO payment, their co-pay, etc.) than Canadians do in taxes for access to the public system. That is by design; that is the benefit of a tax system that pools public resources. There is a reason why medical bankruptcy basically does not exist in Canada.
tldr; you may not like the Canadian system, but comparing the U.S. system favorably to it is either naive or disingenuous.
Sorry, if you live in a decently populated area this statement is simply wrong. I grant you the system is not perfect. The actual delivery of health care in rural areas can be poor. It can also be difficult to find a GP in some communities. But I have lived in both the U.S. and Canada for years and there is no debate: Canadians enjoy a far superior system. Americans pay far more for private health care (ask an American friend for the amount of their monthly HMO payment, their co-pay, etc.) than Canadians do in taxes for access to the public system. That is by design; that is the benefit of a tax system that pools public resources. There is a reason why medical bankruptcy basically does not exist in Canada.
tldr; you may not like the Canadian system, but comparing the U.S. system favorably to it is either naive or disingenuous.
EUro (Friday, 21 Dec 2012)
In Canada you'll get your treatment at once 'cause of propper health insurance. In the USA you have to sell drugs to fund your treatment 'cause they are so free they just don't want any health insurance and prefer to die or become criminals if falling ill. In EasternEU there is no treatment. - But EasternEU isn't actually real EU.
In Canada you'll get your treatment at once 'cause of propper health insurance. In the USA you have to sell drugs to fund your treatment 'cause they are so free they just don't want any health insurance and prefer to die or become criminals if falling ill. In EasternEU there is no treatment. - But EasternEU isn't actually real EU.
nine4t4 (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012) Reply
FANTASY!!! You're more ****** in Canada if you get seriously sick. At least the US gives you the private option. The reality is that Canadians will go to the US to get treatment. As said already "you get what you pay for."
FANTASY!!! You're more ****** in Canada if you get seriously sick. At least the US gives you the private option. The reality is that Canadians will go to the US to get treatment. As said already "you get what you pay for."
No (Thursday, 20 Dec 2012)
No, the reality is, you'll get treated, no matter who you are. In the USA, only those with health insurance and money to pay for health care get treated. Poor people don't stand a chance. I'd rather wait a few months than not get any health care at all. Social healthcare is a blessing to those on the lower rungs of society.
No, the reality is, you'll get treated, no matter who you are. In the USA, only those with health insurance and money to pay for health care get treated. Poor people don't stand a chance. I'd rather wait a few months than not get any health care at all. Social healthcare is a blessing to those on the lower rungs of society.
EUro (Friday, 21 Dec 2012)
The "E pluribus unum"-US-Americans are far too selfish, greedy and closefisted for a social healthcare system. They prefer to let poor people die. And state, that it's God will - 'cause the poor deserve to be poor 'cause their "believe in God" is not strong enough. How cheap and heartless. And such people call themselves "good christians".
The "E pluribus unum"-US-Americans are far too selfish, greedy and closefisted for a social healthcare system. They prefer to let poor people die. And state, that it's God will - 'cause the poor deserve to be poor 'cause their "believe in God" is not strong enough. How cheap and heartless. And such people call themselves "good christians".
winterhog (Sunday, 23 Dec 2012)
You can be privately insured if you want. Tax-funded healthcare is a baseline for all, and if you have more money, you can always pay for better services. It's a a bit like security - tax-funded police works for everyone, but you can always hire a security team, bodyguards or a private detectives. This systems works well in rich countries, where citizens can pay due taxes and still have a lot of money to spend or invest.
You can be privately insured if you want. Tax-funded healthcare is a baseline for all, and if you have more money, you can always pay for better services. It's a a bit like security - tax-funded police works for everyone, but you can always hire a security team, bodyguards or a private detectives. This systems works well in rich countries, where citizens can pay due taxes and still have a lot of money to spend or invest.
hospital employee (Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013)
I work in a emergancy room. In the us it is illegal to not treat someone who doesn't have insurance. The more you know...
I work in a emergancy room. In the us it is illegal to not treat someone who doesn't have insurance. The more you know...
WHA HA HA!!! (Friday, 21 Dec 2012) Reply
And here I was ready for a long and winding joke about how Canadians are overly polite...
And here I was ready for a long and winding joke about how Canadians are overly polite...
Polish (Friday, 21 Dec 2012) Reply
In Poland:
-You have Cancer. Your treatment starts in five years.
-I found this on the floor. (passing an envelope towards the doctor)
-Please come on Monday.
In Poland:
-You have Cancer. Your treatment starts in five years.
-I found this on the floor. (passing an envelope towards the doctor)
-Please come on Monday.
Smoke gets in your eyes (Friday, 21 Dec 2012) Reply
If you were ever a smoker and develop lung cancer, the gov't will deny you treatment. Wait and see.
If you were ever a smoker and develop lung cancer, the gov't will deny you treatment. Wait and see.
Uddr Canadian (Sunday, 23 Dec 2012) Reply
When my neighbor contracted a heart problem, his doctor said he'd have to wait six months for a specialist.
When my grandfather contracted the same heart problem, his doctor said the same thing..
The difference, one was in Canada, one was in the US. There's no difference whatsoever, except for Canada actually helping people out like decent human beings.
When my neighbor contracted a heart problem, his doctor said he'd have to wait six months for a specialist.
When my grandfather contracted the same heart problem, his doctor said the same thing..
The difference, one was in Canada, one was in the US. There's no difference whatsoever, except for Canada actually helping people out like decent human beings.
BG (Sunday, 23 Dec 2012) Reply
Horseshit! I live in Ontario and I have cancer (non-Hodgkin lymphoma) and I didn't have to wait five years for an CT-scan or treatment. I got it within a week of being diagnosed. No, it's not free, we pay for it with our taxes, but it isn't in the hands of self-interested insurance companies who only care about their profit margin and their shareholders.
Horseshit! I live in Ontario and I have cancer (non-Hodgkin lymphoma) and I didn't have to wait five years for an CT-scan or treatment. I got it within a week of being diagnosed. No, it's not free, we pay for it with our taxes, but it isn't in the hands of self-interested insurance companies who only care about their profit margin and their shareholders.
RHJunior (Saturday, 12 Jan 2013) Reply
...and then he died waiting in line for the operation that never happened. Which is better than what happened to the guy in front of him in line, who died on the operating table when his gubmint-cheese paid surgeon screwed up....
...and then he died waiting in line for the operation that never happened. Which is better than what happened to the guy in front of him in line, who died on the operating table when his gubmint-cheese paid surgeon screwed up....
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