RE: Uni Health Care
August 20, 2009 at 10:51 pm
(This post was last modified: August 20, 2009 at 10:52 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:But the Americans could never have the Canadian system, they are too greedy. It takes a level of politeness, of not taking everything you can get your hands on to make tax funded health care work.
Whether a health system works depends on how it is designed,organised and funded. It has nothing to with individual morality.
As it turns out,I 'm half Canadian and have dual citizenship. (mum was born in Vancouver) and I also have about 130 living US relatives. I've visited both countries and have never had a bad experience (Apart from that dropkick immigration official ,who was under the delusion that EVERYONE wants to live in the US,and he was doing me a huge favour letting me enter at all)
Greed and selfishness are part of the human condition. As individuals, the Americans I've met are no worse than people in any other country I've visited. .All treated me with civility, many were very kind to me,and generous to a fault. About the only obvious American cultural traits I've noticed is the desire to please and the need to be liked.There are far worse qualities to have.
Pip, your comment is bigoted and disappointing. I suggest you try some traveling,without the judgmental attitude.