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[robbob]

28. In Canada our taxes pay for healthcare

If you are poor or not earning very much money essentially you are paying nothing and are still fully covered for medical care and regular check ups with your doctor. If you are middle-class you might be paying 1 or 2 thousand a year. If you are extremely wealthy (in the multi millionnaire class), you might be paying 10,000 or more to help support the healthcare system.

I have been a student, an unemployed person, a working musician, and a successful computer programmer and at all times my health care needs were fully covered.

I am semi retired now and last year I had a bit of a scare with some chest pain's and shortness of breath. I was admitted to emergency in Ottawa, spent the night there and had multiple tests done at that time which didn't show any problems. Total cost for my nights stay in the hospital? Zero.

Because of the nature of my complaint I was immediately scheduled for multiple tests to determine the health of my heart. Over the next month I had three test done and met with the cardiologist. Thank God nothing was wrong, it appears that it was just a stress related anomaly.

Total cost to me for these tests and the meeting with a specialist? Absolutely nothing. A small minor health care issue that could've easily bankrupted an uninsured American was taken care of professionally, quickly, and for free. The state of health care in your country is a disgrace and a joke. It's time for America to join the rest of the free world in providing healthcare to ALL its citizens.