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I'm not Canadian but...
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I'd probably laugh at this normally but I need $8k for a lab test for ds so not finding it too funny tonight.
Funny post OP!
Canadian High Five! =D>
If you pay taxes towards something then it's NOT free!!!
If you pay taxes towards something then it's NOT free!!!
Ok then....In that case our schools, roads and police/fire services aren't free either.
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If you pay taxes towards something then it's NOT free!!!
The point is, while you laugh at us Canadians, the meaning behind the term "free" is what I posted above. We may say "eh" and eat cheese and gravy covered French fries but were are not dummies. We know where our tax dollars go. We also know that we don't get charged tens I thousands of dollars to give birth to our children. I have 3 children and the taxes I have paid in my lifetime do not come close to the cost of having one child in, let's say, the USA. So YES a large portion of MY healthcare is free.
I have 2 children and I didn't pay thousands of dollars to give birth either. I had insurance to cover that. No one said you were dummies, who said that? It's just a different way of thinking when it comes to healthcare. I don't want someone telling me that I have to be put on a waitlist to get an MRI, or to get special therapies for my child. I don't want someone telling me that I have to wait to get a necessary surgery. I have relatives and friends who live in Canada so I know all about your healthcare system.
Funny pic OP!
Yes, @littlemermaid, it's clear you know all the things about Canadian healthcare. More so than the Canadians themselves!
I, personally, wouldn't mind waiting for something that wasn't emergent. Especially if it cost me SO much less than it does in America.
Also, I call BS on your birth not costing you thousands. Your insurance may have paid for that, but you paid thousands for your insurance.
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@littlemermaid.
My 4 Angel Babies.....
MC#1- 12/2008, MC#2- 05/2009, MC#3 07/2009, MC#4 11/2009
Training to become an IBCLC. BF Questions? Just ask!
I work in hospital as a nurse and there is rarely a day/night that we don't go into over capacity. We have a small hospital and a lot of sick people.
Our homeless, incomeless and our children (who do not pay taxes) also get "free"healthcare.
It is great to be Canadian.
No, you didn't say it, but you sure as hell implied it.
"Man, be creative. Like the stuff you do. Do nice things. Love respectfully. Laugh a fucking lot. Curse when you feel like it. Life is cool." - Jean Grae
And @littlemermaid it's likely to be more our higher income tax than our relatively small sales tax that funds the healthcare system. I pay 5% goods and services tax on most things in my province. But you probably already knew that, since you know all about our system.
BULLFUCKINGSHIT. I do not think it's FUCKING free. None of us do you dumbass. Every FUCKING TWO WEEKS I have a payroll deduction call Federal and Provincial Tax which is given to provincial health services via transfer payments to pay for said services. This does not include the health insurance I pay for - $500 A MONTH, for things not covered by not so universal health care.
And FYI, in case your ignorance is still showing, I am out personally about $80,000 out of pocket for services not covered by anything, yet still necessary for life, for ds.
::walks out of thread livid, nominates @litttlemermaid for Runner Up, Darwin Award::
@missyishere I'm not okay. I don't care (probably like the first time EVER on TB) that I blew up on my response, I've had a shitty couple of days. Health care doesn't cover everything. I just got told we got denied coverage, again, for a test that could lead to a diagnosis that we've been waiting 15 years for. And potential save his life. To say I'm pissed doesn't cover it, and that meme (and the stupid statement later) certainly didn't help. I don't have $8000 to cover it and insurance won't touch it. And I just got other bad news, so yeah.
I'm sorry. ((Hugs))
tanks lady
10-q.....not sure what to do now though. Today I feel lost. So yeah, I make no apologies for the Pina Colada Im drinking.
My 4 Angel Babies.....
MC#1- 12/2008, MC#2- 05/2009, MC#3 07/2009, MC#4 11/2009
Training to become an IBCLC. BF Questions? Just ask!
Unable to even.
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@gimmietimmies- What a nightmare. I'm so sorry for everything you are going through! If there is every anything that we internet strangers might be able to help with don't hesitate to ask.