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Buzzfeed is collecting tweets of people saying they are moving to Canada to escape Socialist Healthcare.
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Bob Dillon Thu, Jun 28, 2012 2:34:56pm |
Ecuador is back on my radar. Guess I'll meet Julian there if he makes it. /
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sagehen Thu, Jun 28, 2012 3:05:49pm |
re: #3 researchok
Ahem- Remember Alec Baldwin?
People who want to move to Canada because the U.S. isn't lefty enough... are more in touch with reality than people who want to move to Canada because the U.S. is too lefty. Okay?
If the question is health care -- Canada is single payer, financed through progressive taxation.
Just like, anybody who wants to move to Canada to get away from the OMG Gay Marriage!!... in the U.S. it's only a few states, in Canada it's nationwide.
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philosophus invidius Thu, Jun 28, 2012 3:06:13pm |
Well, they'll have to reside in Canada for 3 months before they'll be eligible for Canada's (non-mandated) health insurance.
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Bob Dillon Thu, Jun 28, 2012 3:07:54pm |
re: #3 researchok
He lives in London? Yes? Or was that just for the hunt for red october? /
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wrenchwench Thu, Jun 28, 2012 3:20:10pm |
re: #5 philosophus invidius
Well, they'll have to reside in Canada for 3 months before they'll be eligible for Canada's (non-mandated) health insurance.
Being an American is a pre-existing condition?
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moderatelyradicalliberal Thu, Jun 28, 2012 3:28:57pm |
Breaking: Many Republicans want to escape socialist health care, but they can't find a modern and wealthy Western nation that doesn't already have socialized medicine as well.
Breaking: Modern and wealthy Western nations with socialized medicine have responded that any Republicans moving to their country would be seen as an act of war on the part of the United States.
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dragonfire1981 Thu, Jun 28, 2012 3:39:04pm |
If people think the United States is socialist than Canada might as well be a communist dictatorship.
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danarchy Thu, Jun 28, 2012 4:03:33pm |
re: #4 sagehen
People who want to move to Canada because the U.S. isn't lefty enough... are more in touch with reality than people who want to move to Canada because the U.S. is too lefty. Okay?
If the question is health care -- Canada is single payer, financed through progressive taxation.
Canada's federal income taxes look to be lower than ours. I suppose they figure if they are going to be in a socialist country it may as well be an efficient one ;)
15% on the first $42,707 of taxable income, +
22% on the next $42,707 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $42,707 up to $85,414), +
26% on the next $46,992 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $85,414 up to $132,406), +
29% of taxable income over $132,406.
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sagehen Thu, Jun 28, 2012 4:50:00pm |
re: #10 danarchy
Canada's federal income taxes look to be lower than ours. I suppose they figure if they are going to be in a socialist country it may as well be an efficient one ;)
Our population is ten times theirs; our military budget is 35 times theirs. Think that could have something to do with it?
To put it another way, our military budget is 4.7% of GDP; theirs is 1.4%.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
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danarchy Thu, Jun 28, 2012 5:10:42pm |
re: #11 sagehen
Our population is ten times theirs; our military budget is 35 times theirs. Think that could have something to do with it?
To put it another way, our military budget is 4.7% of GDP; theirs is 1.4%.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
First off, it was a joke, thus the smiley emoticon.
But if you want to get into the weeds, population is pretty irrelevant when you are talking percentages. Military budget is certainly a factor. Health care spending per capita in the US is currently double Canadas. Approximately 46% of which is medicare/medicaid. So the government already spends per capita about as much as canada and only covers a fraction of the population. I'd say canada is being more efficient.
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b_sharp Thu, Jun 28, 2012 5:45:13pm |
Sorry folks, we have a newly erected electric fence and alligator infested moat along the border between Canada and the US.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Jun 28, 2012 6:34:47pm |
These are people who call their money Loonies!
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Eclectic Infidel Thu, Jun 28, 2012 7:15:05pm |
re: #8 moderatelyradicalliberal
Breaking: Many Republicans want to escape socialist health care, but they can't find a modern and wealthy Western nation that doesn't already have socialized medicine as well.
Breaking: Modern and wealthy Western nations with socialized medicine have responded that any Republicans moving to their country would be seen as an act of war on the part of the United States.
Facebooking this. I have one rabid "Obama is a sekrit Muslim" Republican on my Friend's List. :)
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Decatur Deb Thu, Jun 28, 2012 7:39:32pm |
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b_sharp Thu, Jun 28, 2012 8:02:12pm |
re: #14 Dancing along the light of day
These are people who call their money Loonies!
We also have Toonies.
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Romantic Heretic Thu, Jun 28, 2012 8:44:59pm |
re: #15 Eclectic Infidel
Facebooking this. I have one rabid "Obama is a sekrit Muslim" Republican on my Friend's List. :)
Not after his head asplodes.
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