hedzer.bsky.social
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Boycotting is one thing.
Domestic terrorism is completely different.
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Depends on the drug. Some drugs yes. Others, no.
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Are you really this ignorant? “Shit cons”? Look at BC.
I’ve lived in BC. I’ve lived in Alberta, both within the last 10 years. Alberta HC was far better. Oh, and there’s this:
The Canadian HC model is NOT “better”.
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No, not “incorrect”. The Canadian system is vastly different than the US.
“Better” just isn’t true.
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It depends. If you want rationed care, lack of drs, long wait times for specialists, ER waits of 8-12 hours in some cases (average 6), years long waits for non-emergency surgeries, well, yeah it’s great.
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Again: medical issues are anywhere between the 3rd and 6th reason for bankruptcy in Canada.
It’s just different.
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Are you a collectivist, or a liberal?
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Ahhh yes.
The “save democracy” crowd out to “destroy democracy “.
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The claim was made that Canadians don’t go bankrupt due to medical reasons. That’s just not true: they do.
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No.
Why would I be? I’ve been under three systems: the US, Canada, and the NL.
Have you?
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Sure it is. And you’re comparing vastly different systems: with vastly different tax rates, institutions
The Canadian model is NOT better. It just isn’t.
It’s different.
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It is in Canada too.
It’s just in a different way.
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You don’t understand.
And all those things are brought to you by free market capitalism.
“Progressive” defined = move towards socialism.
Socialism destroys.
When you cheer for “progressivism”, you’re cheering for socialism.
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All those things you enjoy now are due to free markets and a rise in GDP: Liberalism, ie, free markets and freeing the individual to alienate their own labour.
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These social programs are all brought to you by a tax base provided by free market capitalism.
And I asked what you are progressing TOO.
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It is STILL single payer HC.
It
Is
Not
Private.
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JFC.
It’s not “private” HC.
You are not charged: the province is. The clinic direct bills the province.
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You cannot “pay” for services covered under the HA: the definition of PRIVATE health care.
For the very, very last time.
I’m simply not going to respond to you anymore.
Residents CANNOT BE CHARGED FOR INSURED HEALTH SERVICES.
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It’s illegal in Canada to purchase insurance or pay direct for anything covered under the HA.
(Health Act).
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If she got a prescription and had any amount covered, she has supplemental insurance.
On average, wait times are very long in Canadian ers.
6 hours plus in Windsor Ontario.
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Ok.
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And what exactly are you “progressing” towards?
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What’s even funnier than Angus here talking about superior Canadian HC to the US’s (it’s not) is his talk of “assault weapons”, which were banned in 1995 in Canada.
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It’s listed as the 6th leading cause of bankruptcy here.
Some other sites list it as the 3rd leading cause. To be fair, I used this.
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If she has a co-pay, she also has extra insurance, right?
And I hate to break it to you, but the Canadian system just isn’t superior.
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are you seriously going to try to tell me that Canadian HC is NOT rationed, and that it’s next to impossible in many areas to find a GP, or wait months/years for a specialist?
Don’t even try.
You’re just plain wrong.
Wait times are terrible.
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Dude, I’m not on here day in day out, sorry.
And to arbitrarily say EVERY vaccine is absolutely necessary and safe is just plain wrong.
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What does “right wing” have to do with anything here?
Truly socialized care, like Canada, results in rationed care.
It isn’t better in Canada.
It depends.
Do you get a 100,000$ bill for a car accident? No.
BUT: post that accident, are your chronic injuries and subsequent needs addressed? No.
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Im telling you it isn’t “superior”.
Its different.
And I’ve been under both.
Have you?
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The US also allows much less healthy food to be marketed to those that shouldn’t be eating it.
it’s just different.
Again: Angus here has a cushy HC insurance plan. Most Canadians don’t.
I don’t think you understand.
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Weird that the US also has that obesity problem….t2 diabetes is manageable.
Lose weight.
Canada is just ahead of the US in outcomes.
The best systems combine public/private. Canada doesn’t allow private. www.statista.com/statistics/1...
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It can, for sure.
All I’m trying to say is that the Canadian HC system is not superior to the US: both have their pros and cons.
And Angus here? He has cushy nice HC insurance because he’s an MP. Tax payers pay for it….
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And yes: it IS bad. There are no easy solutions for either, either. I have been under the HC systems in the US, Canada, and the NL: in order of preference: the NL, the US, and lastly Canada.
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I literally said acute conditions are addressed….
Acute = sudden onset/emergency.
And yes: it IS rationed.
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Oh look.
Vulgar language right out the gate?
Rationed care causes premature deaths. Chronic disease that can be treated but isn’t is just as financially devastating: it’s just not classified as medical bankruptcy.
And you’re blocked.
I don’t deal with vulgar asses.
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I was on Vancouver Island, BTW.
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I’ve lived in BC too.
BC is as bad as Ontario.
Left BC two years ago, and never got a dr after a 3 year wait.
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Yes.
I do.
I had to wait over a year to see a dermatologist, even with a history of melanoma in situ.
People travel to the US for care. I’ve gone to NY for MRIs, because to get one here takes months.
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That’s just not true.
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Canadas HC system is terrible. It’s rationed care. ER waits 7-12 hours, good luck finding a dr, years for surgeries like gallbladder surgery. Need an MRI? Months long wait. Need to see a specialist? A year. Acute conditions are addressed, but good luck on any sort of continuing care.
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I’m sure he was just joking tho…. Kinda like Trump re: Canada, right?
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Seriously?
You don’t out perform Rogan.
Not even close.
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But hey, you know better, right?
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Now, you could say it’s because “they are just stupid”, or you could take some time to reflect and maybe, just maybe, realize that you and the Dem party were just plain wrong in the approach, policies, and candidate chosen.
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As far as the last US election, the Democrats undemocratically tossed out Biden, inserted Harris, attempted to influence the vote with every last celebrity, former politician, foreign politician they could buy, burnt through billions of $ in mere weeks, and STILL lost.
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Angus here is a socialist. He doesn’t believe in democracy.
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I’m guessing you can’t define “democracy”, much less explain the concept of how Enlightenment Rationalism, a tenet of liberalism, plays into democracy.
I dare you to explain.
I’m guessing you can’t form a coherent thought into a sentence.
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Precisely how do you think “democracy” is defined?
Is it allowing individuals to freely access information such that each can make up their own minds? Or is it to carefully curate and disseminate information to influence a vote in support of the State?
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That isn’t what I said.
I said the death rate of those who require hospitalization is that same as those who require hospitalization for rhinovirus, ie, common cold.
I know it’s hard, but try.
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OMG.
You people are pathetic.
Truly pathetic. What is “democracy” if not each individual gleaning information for themselves and voting accordingly, as just happened in the US?
Liberalism 101: Enlightenment Rationalism.