> The thought of getting injured right now is scary because I could wait years for something like a herniated disc surgery (which is very debilitating).
And yet how much do you pay year after year for healthcare via taxes?
I'm also from Canada. We pay the same amount despite the fact that we are in mid-pandemic. Therefore resources are allotted to dealing with the large number of Covid cases that end up in ICU.
This isn't a case of being "short changed" with our taxes. This is a case of large groups of people needlessly filling the emergency wards when there are clearer options that are easier on the population as a whole.
11.5% of Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP). $265.5 billion, or $ 7064 per person. Imagine that will go up with covid...
https://www.cihi.ca/en/health-spending