Second, you feel it's nice to be able to shop for the best doctors and get excellent treatment and care. You would become upset if you were told to see a general practitioner, when you really needed to see a specialist. To you, it matters who you see for your treatment. Finally, you know that the health care system sounds appealing, but you hate the thought of giving more of your hard earn money to the government in the form of taxes for health care. You feel that Americans.
are taxed enough and additional taxes will not fit in your budget. You would rather go without health care than pay what Canadians do in taxes.
If you disagree with the Armstrongs, you have some very good reasons for your opinion, and indeed, the American system has some good qualities. However, the Canadian health care system is superior to the United States' market-based system, and that is why 96% Canadians choose their health care system over anyone else's. .
First, you think Canada has a problem with their waiting lists. People have died waiting to see a doctor. I do agree that waiting lists could be a problem, however the people in the United States who don't have money or insurance have a bigger problem. Robert Evans and Noralou P. Roos, University of British Columbia and University of Manitoba, in their article "What is Right about the Canadian Health Care System?" reprinted in the Third World Traveler, stated "Access is rationed by ability to pay, not by waiting" (1 of 3). Sure you have heard Canadians wait along time to been seen by a doctor. However, if you go into the medical facility you are seen in a timely manner. The illusion that the United States is superior to Canada is because it would cost United States insurance industry and provider of care $45 billion if taken away. .
Second, you feel it's nice to be able to shop for the best doctors and get excellent treatment and care.