tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post6460694266893185563..comments2023-10-25T03:24:19.388-07:00Comments on Further Adventures of Indigo Red: Canadian Health Care is SickIndigo Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488424336985581412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-36136093995416725882009-07-17T09:07:34.165-07:002009-07-17T09:07:34.165-07:00When American drug companies develope a drug over ...When American drug companies develope a drug over 10 or 20 years, they are entitled to make up the R&D cost in the price of the product. But, then socialist countries, like Canada, demand the product be provided to Canadian citizens at only 20% of the actual cost. That leaves the drug company with one alternative - to charge 20% more to the countries that were paying 100% in the firset place. The same applies to medical equipment, tools, and supplies many of which are made within five miles of my home in Califorina.<br /><br />So, Lorne, much of your heavily government subsidized health care is being paid by private American citizens, rich and poor, who have to make up the difference in costs for the same health goods that we make.<br /><br />The change that is greatly needed is to make the Canadian hosers pay their own way and stop sucking at the American teat.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-64372680979054136572009-07-17T07:41:25.924-07:002009-07-17T07:41:25.924-07:00The real problem with the current US system is the...The real problem with the current US system is the cost, it's ridiculously expansive. The whole system is just a money making giant that cares more for profit than for the patients. The Canadian system is not perfect, but which system is? Everyone keeps digging up horrible statistics and numbers and stories which scare you out of your mind but the truth is, I've never seen any of that (I am Canadian). The <a href="http://lsminsurance.ca/life-insurance-canada/2009/07/health-insurance-a-challenge-for-obama" rel="nofollow">Obama health care</a> plan proposes a long awaited change, a change that is needed greatly. <br /><br />Take care, LorneLife Insurance Brokerhttp://lsminsurance.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-60294970973658312882009-07-15T10:10:05.745-07:002009-07-15T10:10:05.745-07:00The financially responsible thing to do is be unem...The financially responsible thing to do is be unemployed because having a job means paying taxes and that is just too expensive.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1684504377593382152009-07-14T21:36:21.909-07:002009-07-14T21:36:21.909-07:00It's amazing that people think that Obama care...It's amazing that people think that Obama care would be "free."<br /><br />I guess most of those folks don't pay much in taxes to begin with.<br /><br />It's too hard to make the argument to numbskulls with a fifth grade education that their standard of living, not to mention life expectancy, will go DOWN with Obama care.Mike's Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262938295909490454noreply@blogger.com