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by maerF0x0 5 days ago
> You’ll find that most everyone living with socialized healthcare believes it to be adequate when compared to the U.S. system

This is not true for Canadians. Many have to travel to the US, India, or otherwise abroad to purchase the healthcare they desire which is not available to them in Canada.

In Canada you have to get sick enough for the system to triage you into the quotas. But maybe you want to stay healthy before things get too bad?

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The conclusion you're drawing does not follow. Canadians can be frustrated with the Canadian healthcare system and also believe it to be adequate when compared to the U.S. healthcare system. Canadians who are surveyed about healthcare typically say: the system is broken and needs to be fixed AND the socialized nature of it must be protected. Canadians are unhappy with underfunding, Canadians want more funding, they do not want the U.S. system.
Based on my exposure to Canadians, they lament how much tax they pay, and they're unhappy with the single provider monopoly where their pets can get faster and better care for cash than they can get themselves.