US ambassador killed over a film

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The anecdote has to do with deciding a point when you cannot afford to save the patient. When emotions are involved, a billion dollar procedure may seem reasonable if Canada were paying, and not Deebye.

It's more than a stretch however to compare that to what you think Canadian health care is.

I can tell you from what my own dad went through, 2 procedures to remove a cataract, during the SARS panic days even.

And a couple of years ago for a bypass surgery.

What you are implying, does not happen. My dad's bypass procedure was not a billion dollar surgery. If anything I think the first hospital rushed his recovery time, and discharged him prematurely because we had to go back to ICU 3 days afterward.

The cataract procedure was almost a comedy of errors, mixed in with a bad zombie movie vibe due to the SARS panic, it'd be hilarious if it wasn't so fucking serious.

'Billion dollars procedures' is a myth. At least in Canada. Whoever\whatever is feeding you that garbage, try not to swallow it.

*And don't take my post as proof that somehow Canadian health care is 'broken'. It's not perfect. But it's pretty far from the bleak imaginings of some 'merkins.

People who peddle in doom (Death Panels kills grammas!), 'we must cut the fat and gravy of health care blar blar blar', and or 'free healthcare = free MRI for everyone!' is usually trying to sell or swindle something\someone anyway.

If you have doubts about how socialized medicine would work in -your- country, that's one thing. But don't imagine a hypothetical bizarre scenario that has little to NO bearing on reality, other than a vet tried to upsell you on medical services. Then imply that's how Canada works.

Christ was this vet even a canuck or something, I don't even...

edited ps. Congrats on getting the triple reverse honor list of Commie-dian's ignore list. You've joined such luminaries as Pete, Deebye, I'm not sure if Jester is in there but I'd hazard a guess he's at least an honorary member emeritus?