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Why Poilievre Will Win | The Walrus (thewalrus.ca)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No mention of the NDP. If only that was the "something different" people were willing to try.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Having lived in several different countries with both public and private healthcare, I can say with confidence that privatization is the death of a healthcare system.

Health for profit makes everyone's care worse except for the really rich, who still end up paying more under that system than they otherwise would have.

Even something like government reimbursemrnt for privatized healthcare means public health care suffers, as public institutions now have to compete with higher salaries paid by private hospitals, slowly eroding the system from the inside out.

There's no such thing as cheap healthcare, but public systems are a hell of a lot better at keeping it affordable and accessible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

@ZC3rr0r @John_McMurray

There seems to be a lot of different 'definitions' for private healthcare and public healthcare.

The 'definition' seems to flip flop front nation to nation.🤔

[+] [email protected] -27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You couldn't make health care worse than it is now. Don't get sick in Canada

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s amazing that you’re allowed to just spout misinformation like this. Less educated people might believe you.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Don't get sick. I'd hate to hear you had to remember saying this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'll try to remember you when I don't go into crippling financial debt for stubbing my toe.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I think you're severely exaggerating. Also, the main reason it's not in the greatest place right now is mainly because privatization continues to slowly chip away at it. Conservative governments (and even liberals, to a lesser degree) are trying to degrade service so they can sell it back to you at a much higher rate. We certainly do need to do better in having enough family doctors, and cutting down ER wait times, but for big problems that have solutions, we still do a very good job.

Case in point, a family member of mine recently underwent spinal surgery, and I have to say once the system realized there was a reasonable probability of success it hauled ass to get them in ASAP. This surgery elsewhere would have left my family member essentially destitute. Instead it cost us literally zero dollars above the standard tax cost of healthcare.