Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Half of New England's seniors seem to either go by special bus to fill their prescriptions in Canada or use internet pharmacies. stuart phillips - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@metrowerks.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:01 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis] > > And, yes, some Canadians - who can afford to - come to the U.S. for care > > rather than wait for certain procedures in Canada. > > I ask rhetorically: the reverse is true, isn't it ? > > - Phong > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen > > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 10:04 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: > > OT...oh and Nazis too > > > > > > John - The point most Americans miss about the Canadian health care system > > is that doctors don't flee Canada because the health care system in your > > country doesn't work - they flee Canada to make more money in the U.S. And > > that doesn't have anything to do with the quality of health care in either > > country. > > > > And, yes, some Canadians - who can afford to - come to the U.S. for care > > rather than wait for certain procedures in Canada. But it's odd that one > > hasn't seen any investigative pieces - or AMA sponsored studies - showing > > that any Canadians have died or become sicker because of waits for elective > > procedures in Canada. > > > > B. D. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John > > Collier > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:49 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system: OT...oh > > and Nazis too > > > > > > Ehh! Of course we had slaves up here in Canada. Being part of the > > Commonwealth, we got out of it when England did. Unfortunately I would > > not consider that the same as never having had slavery in the first > > place. I definitely do not think that it gives us any moral high ground > > over the US or even the Sudan (and others) where it still goes on today. > > > > I have never figured out why the Canadian health care system gets some > > people all riled up. It is not perfect by any means but I can assure you > > it works very well. In independent studies, it delivers better health > > care at a significantly lower cost than other places quite close to us. > > You do not have to like it or adopt it but please let us enjoy it in > > peace! > > > > As to the whole Nazi thing...I was delighted to read about the role of > > the Leitz family and company in the last issue of the Viewfinder. They > > are examples to us all. > > > > John Collier > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html