Do you want the facts on the health care debate in the U.S.?

we are not in Canada.hot shot?or crackpot.

Canada Canada Canada. What does Canada have to do with us?

You are correct. And here is what the U.S. spends compared to other countries, per capita: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5504Z320090601 And despite spending almost twice as much, we are ranked 37 by the World Health Organization. Most western European countries who spend far less have higher ranked healthcare. http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html http://www.who.int/whr/2000/media_centre/press_release/en/index.html And our life expectancy is behind all of them. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html

Obama passed his stimulus in part by saying he would rebuild the infrastrucrure of this country which meant he will repave roads and caulk windows but he has not said a word about the infrastructure of our medical system. People may not know this but every country on this planet is experiencing huge shortages in doctors and nurses and when Obama injects another 40 million people into this system it will collapse, there is no way in our present state our medical system can tolerate this kind of influx into the system. The most expensive part of this bill will be the lives lost when the rationing begins…

no your wrong.why was the woman in charge saying this week canadas health care is going to implode.besides,we have 3 times the people.with those numbers stacked against us.of course we are ranked down there.like infant mortality.they count abortions.which we have 1.2 million a year.it's what you want to see isn't it?

And why are their taxes over DOUBLE what we pay....I really do NOT want to work until Sept. just to pay my taxes so ILLEGAL aliens can get a free ride....If I go to Canada I dont get free care EVEN IF I WAIT...average wait time for a broken hip replacement...2 weeks...in the US 2 DAY....please our health care is superior to most places on the planet....PS you figures if you take the time to investigate...INCLUDE Illegals...cut them out and ship them home...and watch us climb high in the polls

I don't want the facts from you. 2) The U.S. spends twice as much as Canada does on health care. - Canada — Population: 33,212,696 United States - 304,059,724 Since this twice as much cannot equate to your 6% difference in the GDP spending, then by spending twice as much as Canada means that we spend 66,425,392 peoples worth. If you want to use "facts" like that, we actually aren't spending enough! 3) Canada has longer wait times than the U.S., but the facts show that is because of a shortage in doctors and nurses. The U.S. has 2.4 doctors for every thousand whereas canada has 2.1. This is just stupidity that you posted without thinking about. It has to be. You're saying that because the US has 0.3 more doctors than Canada(that's not even 0.3%) that we'd have better wait times? Here's a reality fact check for you: 2.4 is to 2.1 what? +0.63%!! So you're telling me we're going to have better wait lines because there is little over HALF OF ONE PERCENT more Doctors here than there?

Ever notice that the only stat that pro-Universal Health Care people can cite is the infant mortality rate? If you check our stats for all other major illnesses the US leads the way. Let's not just cherry pick our stats here. US medical care quality is top of the line. We just need to find a way to pay for the uninsured without forcing even higher taxes on the "evil rich" or rationing the care for everyone else. Also, the WHO bases it's rankings not in quality of care and results, but in whether or not the country has socialized medicine. Not exactly an honest ranking if you ask me.

Excellent point- needless to say that we are one of the only industrialized countries in the world without national health insurance. it is embarrassing.