Canadians starting to demand the privatized USA Health Care system.......

[laundry_queen]

63. ugh, I KNOW it wasn't anecdotal!

I was trying to explain WHY Americans hear these false stories from their friends and relatives who happen to 'know' some fake Canadian horror story. I didn't mean to link it with the study at all - I'm well aware those are ACTUAL times.

As for your 2-tier dream, it doesn't work that way. If that's what you want I suggest you stay in the US. In Canada, most of us don't believe in people who can pay should have the privilege of jumping the line. Most of us also don't believe that it makes the government system better. It's like the whole private/charter school argument in my opinion - what ends up happening is those who have the means and are privileged end up becoming more so while those who aren't able, suffer. So, yeah, I would 'care'. You are no more important than the next person in line. My advice to rich Canadians dreaming of a 2-tier queue jumping system would be to concentrate your money and efforts on improving the system as a whole, instead of focusing on yourself. YMMV.