Damn those liberal French. Why can't everyone emulate us?

No mention here of preventable deaths from Domestic etc. violence.

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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art45047.asp

Unless doctors in Canada are all independently wealthy and actually work on a volunteer basis, you do pay money to see your doctor. You pay it through taxes, and the physicians are paid through your NHS, or whatever its called there. Americans pay it on a fee for service basis either in cash or through an insurance company.

Oh c'mon, KitchenGirl, you know what we mean when we say "having to pay for the doctor". Imagine having a co-pay and then a bill for firefighters coming to your house to put out a fire, or for police having to come to your house. You really believe the person who wrote that didn't know about the taxes? Give me a break. It's ironic, actually, that you're playing dumb so that you can make a "smart" comment. Give this tired, full-of-shit republican argument a rest, will you?

Oh c'mon, KitchenGirl, you know what we mean when we say "having to pay for the doctor". Imagine having a co-pay and then a bill for firefighters coming to your house to put out a fire, or for police having to come to your house. You really believe the person who wrote that didn't know about the taxes? Give me a break. It's ironic, actually, that you're playing dumb so that you can make a "smart" comment. Give this tired, full-of-shit republican argument a rest, will you?

I *do* pay for the availability of the fire department, in the form of state income tax. If I paid no taxes to support them, then I *would* expect a bill for their services; how would you propose they get paid? How do you propose doctors get paid?

I never said fee for service is better, just that it probably shakes out to about the same. What percentage of gross pay is deducted from Canadian paychecks to fund the NHS? Is it roughly equal to what I pay in monthly insurance premiums?

Also, I'm not a Republican; I actually embody the worst excesses of New Deal Democrats.

Overall, most women can't afford good healthcare compared to most men.