• garbagebagel@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Hey we have free healthcare in Canada and our waitlists are so laughable you may as well just join the crazies.

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        11 months ago

        The system here isn’t perfect either. But it is clearly a lot better than in many other places.

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      11 months ago

      Free my ass. Tax payer funded. If you’re going to support something, at least be honest about it.

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        11 months ago

        Nothing in life is free. I guess we should just get rid of the word. Who doesn’t know that “free healthcare” is paid with taxes? I obviously mean no unexpected bills or denied healthcare. Nobody has to chose between food or medication. Obviously…

        Do you also comment about the word literally and figuratively being synonyms?

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          11 months ago

          Literally, it’s an important point that seems to be lost on many that believe if we just tax the top 10% (who pay 90% of total tax revenue) even more, we can fix all our problems. Every country with socialized healthcare requires every citizen to pay a significant tax to cover the cost. If people are not willing to pay for it, they shouldn’t be advocating for it. But first they have to be educated on the reality of the cost. So yeah, stop saying free because many have no clue.