White Doors

hahaha.. Yeah, that's why the Quebec supreme court struck down Quebec's law's against private for profit healthcare. Sorry, but your rabid dislike of business does not negate my RIGHT to take care of myself and my family. It's already started and is coming wether you like it or not. So it is you who are going to have to get used to it, isn't it?

My cat was able to get a cat scan the same day I took him in for a check-up. My mother had to wait 4 months to get one to discover an aneurism in her brain. Do you think I would give one flying fuck about how much money that would have cost to get my mother in the same day, like my fucking cat? Do you see what we were meaning now?

I don't have any ideaological grounds about not liking the system smallc. I dislike your and other people's ideaology that prevent me and my family from getting the best health care possible because you may not agree with which the means that I get it. The Quebec supreme court already decided that that was unconstitutional. Oh, not only do they agree with me, so does the Association of Canadian Dr's. In fact, they want to go further than I do. You see? You are the one with the ideaological blinders on and your attitude is the precise reason that medical care in Canada is in such poor shape. ps: If there were more jobs available for Dr's and Nurses in Canada, it may bring back alot of the Medical practitioners who left by the boatloads in the 80's 90's and early millenium. Of course, not sure that you would be old enough to recall that.

oohhh!!! scary! boo! essentially, that is all you are saying. Point in fact, no one here advocated getting rid of universal access at all. That just goes to prove that you are unable to have a rational discussion about it.

I guess more bad things have been done in the name of progress than any other. I myself have been guilty of this. When I was a teenager, I stole a car and drove it out into the desert and set it on fire. When the police showed up, I just shrugged and said, "Hey, progress." Boy, did I have a lot to learn

Your personal experience does not legitimize the entire medical system in Canada, I am sorry. I'd like one of the richest countries on the planet not share a healthcare system only in common with North Korea and Cuba. But call me crazy.

No, of course not. Which is why I, and others here who are advocating for increased private involvement are not using the USA as an example. It's to the other extreme. ie: Are you able to envision two-tier healthcare in Canada in your minds' eye without the video of W ducking that size 10 shoe?

And the various European systems too, especially when you compare wait times and health outcomes. Yes, fido get's better access to healthcare than do fido's parents in this country and that's just the way we like it apparently, 'cause it's not like them thar yanks, hyuk.

If you want to be the most popular person in your class, whenever the professor pauses in his lecture, just let out a big snort and say "How do you figger that!" real loud. Then lean back and sort of smirk.

Yes, yes it does in fact. American hospitals have to treat anyone that has a need for medical attention regardless of their ability to pay.

Yeah, but the definition sucks. That wiki definition is broader than the definition that Kimmy gave you which is probably the most accurate definition of neo-con these days.

Uhh... the guys from Enron et al are in Jail.. lol

Every American and even illegal immigrant has access to the American healthcare system. You should probably do some research.

hahaha That is a poor definition if I ever heard one. If not, Get ready for Neo-Con Obama at the end of January because you can bet he will be looking after America's interests too.

Alberta got rid of it's net debt largely when Oil was trading at $20/barrell. Also, from your rhetoric, I am assuming that you are from BC? You are hardly in a position to delegitimize Alberta's success by inferring it's just cause of their natural resources! lol If it was just about Natural resources, BC should have had it's debt paid off in the 60's!

You do know that 'Shock and Awe' was done in Iraq, not in Afghanistan, correct? I happen to think we are building our good name by being in Afghanistan. Funny you would think that is tarnishing it somehow. Well, as they say, when the going get's tough, the weak give up.

What is this, Deep thoughts with Jack Handy? Sometimes I think you have to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then on the way out, slam the door.

No, if you could only open your blinkered eyes, it most certainly does not mean that. Especially when a large chunk of the Palestinain population does not agree with Israel's right to exist, at all. So them agreeing to get more land and Israeli's off of it certainly does not mean that they are open to 'compromise'.

I have no idea, ask BC

Correct, the peace treaty with Egypt and Jordan has not brought Israel peace with the Palestinians. We are talking about Israel and Palestine here, correct? Or did you want to expand the scope of the conversation? Perhaps we could talk about the creation of Israel and the multiple failed Arab attempts to kill it? Your call

Why can't a law abiding citizen arm themselves as well as the criminals do? That's the question.

It doesn't besmirch it either. Israeli's want peace and I can't blame them for being skeptical of giving land to the Palestinians in order to achieve it. I mean how many times will it take someone slapping you in the face when you want to shake their hand until you start realizing that they don't want peace? Look what happened when they withdrew from Gaza. Missles started raining down on Israel proper within a week. What your anti-Israeli belief system has you misunderstanding about this situation is that Israel HAS given up land and it hasn't given them any peace. In fact, Israel's enemies repeatedly and publicly SAY that there will NEVER be any peace until there is no Israel, PERIOD. They live there, they hear this and you don't think that would have any effect? Are you daft? I think if you asked Israeli's and Palestinians' if they would like peace, full-stop - you would have a different result. No matter that this question has you immediately rejoicing because you think Israeli's are bloodthirsty and murderous - it has nothing to do with who wants peace or not, it has to do with who wants land. Your agenda is not allowing you to see this.

Very well then, but you are still an idiot.

How Surprising that you left this little tidbit out:

drivers are irrational after all!