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Canada-Wide Wireless Broadband Network Planned
twilight30 writes "From the Globe and Mail, Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada have said they will put aside their competitive differences to jointly build and manage a Canada-wide wireless broadband network. It is hoped they will initially reach more than two-thirds of Canadians in less than three years." From the article: "The two communications companies will pool their wireless broadband spectrum into a joint venture called Inukshuk Internet Inc. The network will cover more than 40 cities, and 50 rural and remote communities across the country. Users will be able to access the Internet and use voice, video streaming and data applications both inside their home, as well as on the go."
Clearly, "universal" Canadian healthcare is nothing but a murderous, fraudulent, sham
Really? And the American system is better? What about an American system that forces people into bankruptcy, and where those who cannot pay are left to die?
From the link:
About half cited medical causes, which indicates that 1.9-2.2 million Americans (filers plus dependents) experienced medical bankruptcy. Among those whose illnesses led to bankruptcy, out-of-pocket costs averaged $11,854 since the start of illness
Yeah, that's waaaaaaay better.
That took all of two seconds on google.
Dieing because one can not afford the medical treatment they need or becoming bankrupt after paying for it is no one's fault. It's bad luck.
Taking one's money, to ostensibly provide health care, and then failing to deliver what could otherwise be obtained in a free market with the funds taken, makes one worse off than if one were left alone. If one dies as a result, that is murder.
It would be one thing if the government offered health insurance, even subsidized it. But, to force people to pay for it with monies that could deliver the services promised far more effectively is barbaric.
My health insurance premiums are about US$14k a year, and that provides for gold-plated care (no lifetime max, no copays, etc.) I am married, with a "stay at home mom" for a wife. We file our taxes jointly. That is not possible in Canada. If a family like ours were to move from the U.S. to Canada, they would likely see their tax burden increase far more than what it would cost them to obtain this kind of health insurance (The working spouse would effectively file as single, with the approximae equivalent of an exemption for their spouse).
Trouble is, they wouldn't get the type of service or coverage it would pay for in the U.S.
You could've hired me.