@Craig: "Craig - May 7th, 2012 at 9:10 am" "Speaking as one who lives in Canada, WE DO NOT HAVE FREE HEALTH CARE! You pay an arm an a frigging leg, it is taken in dedicated tax off of your pay cheque. Earn over $500 a week, and you pay far more in this health tax than you would if you privately ensured yourself. Without receiving the benefits of choosing how you wish to be covered."
Nonsense! Stop making things up. Speaking as someone who does make over $500 a week, the amount taken off my paycheque is almost exactly $25 a month. I don't consider this excessive by any means. Paying both for myself and also for anyone who isn't employed, such as my children or anyone unfortunate enough not to be working so they can get their health care for free is one of the things I like about this country.
"Speaking as one who lives in Canada, WE DO NOT HAVE FREE HEALTH CARE! You pay an arm an a frigging leg, it is taken in dedicated tax off of your pay cheque. Earn over $500 a week, and you pay far more in this health tax than you would if you privately ensured yourself. Without receiving the benefits of choosing how you wish to be covered."
Nonsense! Stop making things up. Speaking as someone who does make over $500 a week, the amount taken off my paycheque is almost exactly $25 a month. I don't consider this excessive by any means. Paying both for myself and also for anyone who isn't employed, such as my children or anyone unfortunate enough not to be working so they can get their health care for free is one of the things I like about this country.