Re: WAITING LIST BLUES!! (off-topic)

[Guest guest]

> They try to tell us in Canada that we have the best healthcare system

> too - NOT. It is true that if you are almost on your deathbed you

> will get cared for, but prior to that unless you " know " someone you

> can forget it.

Pamela,

At least you have access to some sort of healthcare. There are 45

million people here in the United States who don't - despite the fact

that Americans pay *more* for health care than anyone else on the

planet. We spend nearly 14% of our GDP on healthcare costs, as opposed

to a little less than 10% in Canada. Bear in mind that the per-capita

GDP in the United States is about 40% higher than Canada's, and you'll

see that, on a per-person basis, we're spending about twice as much as

our neighbors to the North. In exchange for that, we have shorter life

expectancy, higher infant mortality, and 45 million people with no

healthcare coverage at all. That's 50% more people than even *live* in

your country.

Sorry for the off-topic rant, but this something of a hot button for me.

Steve