[Snowyman]

all the articles, research, and anecdotal evidence to the contrary

I have no axe to grind ,no lobby to appease, no political points to gain by using innuendo or half truths to put down a health care system that over the last 30 years has saved my family in excess of a million dollars in health care costs. Twenty-three years ago when my 5 year old son was choking from epiglotitis Ontario health care saved his life. Three years ago when my Father's psa test went off the scale it saved his. I watched a son-in-law suffer from Crohns diesease, be operated on and recover to be a Dad to my Grandsons. I watched a dear friend suffer from congenital heart disease then die of breast cancer brought on by hormone therapy. Not once did a hospital, doctor, nurse or home care let any of them down. I don't need any articles, research, and anecdotal evidence to form an opinion. As for being a pawn. Maybe, but I've never learn how nor have I never met anyone who could pick and choose when they were going to need health care. And as for payng for it, it's never been an issue.

[DennisR]

". . .has saved my family in excess of a million dollars in health care costs. . ."

Where did the money come from for treating your family? It may have saved your family more than a million dollars, but I am assuming someone else had to pay for it. And why should someone else have to pay for that? I realize that is why we have insurance in the first place, but is it really government's place to do that? As bad as some people think corporations are, at least they cannot come after me with guns and tanks if I do not patronize their business by refusing to buy their product. Government does not give me that choice.

[spunkets]

Your tax rates are friggin' huge! What does a 8% Ontario sales tax plus the fed 7% do to that tax bill. That's only 2 taxes, what's the total?

[Conservative til I die]

Everything good that you mentioned the Canadian Healthcare system doing likely would have been done in America as well.