“With regard to the costs, single payer health care such as the Canadian system is the most expensive form of insurance in the world. Repeated studies show that in the provinces of Canada, the taxes have been increased disproportionately to pay for the bloated administration of the system. Government-provided health care costs all Canadian 21 cents of every dollar they earn. That means Canadians earning $35,000 in 1999 dollars are paying $7,350 for the government system.”

–from Socialized Medicine Resurrexit–by jeffery miles

on friday’s real time with bill maher, maher and the panel were discussing socialized medicine, and tucker carlson said that health care costs would be more expensive in a country where health care is subsidized by the government. he’s right on this. the above article is a good starting point to debunk the myth that socialized medicine is a cure-all for the american health care system. it even suggests that the health care crisis we think we have in this country is overstated, and makes a convincing case to support that argument. the article is a bit dated, but it is still on point.

while i’m not going to argue that our health care system is without flaws, i believe that it works better than the one in canada. the following articles make the case better than i could. some canadians’ personal experiences with that system may be positive. that’s entirely possible. i just think that canadians could do better than they are now with government-subsidized health care. read now.

A Hard Lesson About Socialized Medicine
Canadians Dissatisfied With Socialized Medicine
Socialized Medicine Leaves a Bad Taste in Patients’ Mouths
Socialized medicine in U.S. is inevitable! –Neil Boortz weighs in!

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