On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:11:15 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-04-10 11:14 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
>>> My relative in Saskatchewan need a knee replacement, got it quickly and is
>>> doing well.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> too many people have been guzzling the conservative Kool-Aid because
>> by nature they want to feel put upon.
>
>The health care business has a powerful lobby and put out a lot of bad
>press about our system because a lot of people in the insurance business
>stand to lose a lot of money. They want you to think the system is a
>failure and that everyone is unhappy. Someone posted something about
>more than half of us being unhappy with the health care system. I don't
>know where they get that because most of us are quite happy with it and
>consider it to be far better than the American system.
>
I echo that - my health is the furthest thing from my mind because I
know it will always be taken care of and I will not have to bankrupt
myself to pay for anything. As I already said, Canadians regard our
health care as a Sacred Cow and there is not a politician that would
dare to change that, which given politicians, really says a lot.