tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6508709278910729750..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Cons Go After Our Medicare SystemSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73811433568354083182011-12-14T15:32:24.729-05:002011-12-14T15:32:24.729-05:00You want to improve waiting times and such, you ha...You want to improve waiting times and such, you have to train and pay for more doctors, nurses, technicians, specialists, etc. There is no magic wand in the possession of would-be private healthcare owners they can wave to eliminate waiting times and provide everyone with a complementary unicorn.<br /><br />Other than totally denying care and tossing people out into the street to die.<br /><br />The people who hate Canadian healthcare and long for privatization should put their money where their mouth is and go down to the states instead of to their local hospital. Many of them can't afford to pay for American health care, but they don't realize they won't be able to afford it if it comes north either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17347125863053354062011-12-14T01:09:53.064-05:002011-12-14T01:09:53.064-05:00hi Thwap...What??? You don't salute or shout &...hi Thwap...What??? You don't salute or shout "Thankyou Jesus" when King Harper glides by in his armoured convoy. Or on the chunky shoulders of Jason Kenney.<br />I shall have to report you to Vic Toews' Department of Con Security and Political Punishment immediately. !!! <br />I on the other hand have an aversion to confined spaces and torture, so I will continue to be suitably, I mean subtly, I mean safely deferential... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60056756421458943842011-12-14T00:58:42.451-05:002011-12-14T00:58:42.451-05:00hi BC Mary...thank you for saying nice things abou...hi BC Mary...thank you for saying nice things about our medicare system. It may not be perfect, but it's a wonderfully human system that makes me proud to be a Canadian.<br />Our doctors,nurses,technicians etc provide first class care, and unlike the U.S. we only need a medicare card not a credit card.<br />I believe that free medical care should be a right not a privilege, and is the sign of a civilized society. I have read heartbreaking stories of old couples losing everything when one of them gets sick, and I'm absolutely determined to try to make sure that never happens.<br />I'm sorry to hear that you are sick, but happy and grateful to hear that you are in good hands.<br />So get better soon eh? :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51375416373288321542011-12-14T00:38:15.370-05:002011-12-14T00:38:15.370-05:00hi anonymous...I'm sorry to have to delete you...hi anonymous...I'm sorry to have to delete your comment, but as I've told you before please don't try to link Stephen Harper to neo-nazis and skinheads. It should be obvious that I dislike the man, and what he's trying to do to Canada. But even he is better than that...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74519750543167313222011-12-13T21:06:12.087-05:002011-12-13T21:06:12.087-05:00The nice thing about the harpercons being such lyi...The nice thing about the harpercons being such lying criminal anti-democratic scum is that we are under no obligation to treat them with any deference.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32905679938217632182011-12-13T19:45:14.447-05:002011-12-13T19:45:14.447-05:00After a long, healthy life, I'm currently deep...After a long, healthy life, I'm currently deep in the throes of Canada's health care system, and constantly wishing I could describe the miracles they perform as everyday routine. <br /><br />Those who bad-mouth our Medicare should wash their mouths with soap. They simply don't know what they're talking about. <br /><br />I can't imagine a better system for looking after one another ... and what, for gosh sakes, is wrong with that??<br /><br />I'm thankful for the excellent care I am receiving. All Canadians, when they fall ill or injured, should be grateful, too.<br />.BC Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16417038062393604452011-12-13T19:03:25.017-05:002011-12-13T19:03:25.017-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com