If Canadians are that dissatisfied with socialized health care, why do they not vote to get rid of it?

Question

anoldmick - The Republicans told me. Shouldn't I believe everything that comes out of their mouths?

Lets see.. I've had quite a few Canadians say that they ARE happy with their current system, and a few Americans tell me that those Canadians ARE NOT happy with the system. Who should I believe?

PNAC- Sorry..you got owened.

Edit: Owned... haha

Answer 1

Hello,

They are not dissatisfied. Just some observers in the American media say this. Without it I'd be broke to the bone on skid row now since in the last 15 years my wife had a round of cancer and shall always will always be covered, not cut off and to add insult to injury a bad car accident last spring which would have cost me 220 K had health care not been possible to get cause of her first round of cancer. None of these set backs cost me a plug nickle.

When you are young, healthy and fine you say, who needs it but if misfortune comes your way or to someone close, I'll guarantee one quickly changes their tune.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

Edit : true PNAC - but if something is not available temporarily they "will" send you abroad for treatment if necessary and the government foots the bill. That delivery in Montana cost 4x more than in Alberta.

Answer 2

As bad as any system is operating its even worse to try and fix it overnight .

Has your grocery store ever been remodeled and when it reopens everything has been moved around .
I hear people complain for months about why did they move the chips to Isle 3 when they use to be on Isle 1 and whats with moving the bakery to the front instead of it being in the back like before .

People hate change and every time you do it in the office productivity drops by 20% , you lose valued employees who can not accept change and go to someplace new .

I have to admit that doing nothing and complaining is what people do most and real change only comes when it is forced on people .

SO get over Canadians problems and focus on how to better the system we have here .

Answer 3

You need to rethink democracy.
For example.
I am a college student. I hear this type of question about America all the time. "Why don't we just vote or protest"
The reason is we are not a democracy, we are a republic. We elect Representatives to vote for us.
A pure democracy is a bad thing. You essentially would have a mobs ruling cities, states and countries.

The Canadian government is similar is structure to the US ecept the US is based upon protecting Liberty at all costs and the Canadian is based on establishing equality at all costs.

Answer 4

I have been reading about citizens trying to get it changed, and there have been some changes that open up the private sector more now...we will see how far they get with their fight.

http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=2748
But hospital food is probably among the least of Manitoba patients' concerns. According to a national poll, four out of five Canadians are unhappy with their socialized health care system and believe it has worsened noticeably in just the past five years. Doctors in Manitoba apparently agree: Almost half of them—an astonishing 1,800—have left the province in the past decade alone.

Answer 5

because more than 75 pct of the population only pay about 30 pct of the countries taxes; even a broken system is better than what they could afford otherwise... so they are not about to vote it down... they merely want more money thrown at it. money that for the most part does not come from them.

what they need to do to fix the system is stop covering basic fees for seeing a doctor. If you had to pay say $70 like when you go to see your optometrist for each visit, it would do away with people going to see their doctors for every little thing... you'd go once a year for your basic checkup or whenever you had something more serious that concerned you.

Answer 6

Those that are dissatisfied do vote for politicains that against it; however the majority of us Canadians are proud of our Universal health care and vote to keep it.
It may not be perfect but we prefer it over the Americal & British health care systems.
That's why we voted Tommy Douglas (father of our health care system) as the "Greatest Canadian" of all time on the CBC's Television Broadcast!

Answer 7

I spend an average of a month a year in Canada. Those who say that Canadians are satisfied with their health care system are very likely not Canadian, but socialists in America.

I have found a few who are satisfied, but VERY FEW in Canada. I would put that number at less than 5%. I would put those without an opinion one way or another around 10%, that leaves around 85% of those I have talked to would do away with it in a heartbeat. Reasons they cite are:
1. Taxes are absolutely out of control to pay for the bloated system because too many go to the doctor for a sniffle.
2. Sub par health care because doctors are overworked and under paid, and many leave the country to practice in the US
3. Long lines to see a doctor. I waited with a friend of mine who had a very sick child. During the 7.5 hour wait, her son was vomiting, and getting more and more dehydrated. If not for forcing him to drink he would have had it much worse.

One who claimed that she was fully satisfied, then turned around and complained about the same issues, but said that she would not give it up because it is better than not having insurance...

Personally, I would rather have no insurance and pay for it myself than spend a day waiting for a doctor.

kitty...you are believing the liberal media. Go to Canada and spend a day in the doctor's office. Go pay their out of this world gas tax, coupled by their high income tax AND their near 20% sales tax. Tell me that health care is free there.

Answer 8

Or the folks in UK, or Sweden, or any other Western government. We in the US are the only western power that doesn't have Universal Health care and our stats are dropping. Life expectancy is low and the infant mortality rate is high. This is the richest country in the world. We should be at the top of the life expectancy chart and the rock bottom in infant mortality rate. If Universal Health works, why are we fighting it so hard?

Answer 9

Such a premise is not entirely accurate. Granted there are a vocal few who advocate "market-based" solutions to apparent problems with socialized health care. However, the majority prefer the current system as it is, but still see need for improvement, especially when it comes to reducing wait times for certain proceduces.

Answer 10

Perhaps because no vote as such has arisen. Perhaps they're not dissatisfied with it. Perhaps they are dissatisfied with it, but not enough to get rid of it. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean you hate it.

If it is true then they should know that they're are forty five million Americans who can't afford health care who would love a socialized system.