On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:01:17 -0600, carnal asada >
wrote:

>On 4/10/2016 9:58 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/10/2016 9:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
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>>> I spend 4 days in ICU and another 3 nights in the hospital. I was billed
>>> nothing for all that.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How much does the average Canadian pay for free medical? Based on income?
>>
>Take a gander at their cost pf living up there.
>
>Not so good.
>
>http://canadianimmigrant.ca/guides/m...n-major-cities
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>https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/oh...110000828.html
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>The True North may be strong but it isn’t exactly free. At least, not
>from a household finance perspective.
>Last winter, a British economic research group concluded that the cost
>of living in the UK is 11% higher than the international average and 18%
>costlier than living in the United States.
>No surprise there, right? We have all heard stories or had our own
>experiences of shockingly high prices for drinks or hotel rooms in
>London. If you’ve ever rented a car in the UK or Europe then you know
>our price of gas in North America, while crazy-making, is comparatively
>nothing to complain about. And we nearly all have a cousin or friend or
>friend-of-a-friend who lives in the UK and pays an exorbitant rent for a
>very small flat with only occasionally reliable hot water.
>And that’s why we choose to live large and comfortably on the cheap here
>in Canada, right?
>
>The loonie truth
>Not so fast. Looking at the same OECD (Organisation for Economic
>Co-operation and Development) data that the British group analyzed, it
>becomes apparent that as costly as it is to live in Britain, Canada is
>still costlier. Whaa---at?
>Yup. Good ol’ Canada was revealed to have a cost of living 11% higher
>than Britain. Which means, living in our home and native land costs us a
>whopping 22% more than the international average. Now there’s a bit of a
>shocker, eh?
>
Well worth it considering we KNOW you don't live here!