On 1/10/07 9:53 AM, "David Savage", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Which raises another question, how expensive is private health insurance? I am not too familiar with this point and someone else should chime in. But universal medicare is not free of course, and we pay for it. I have not looked at my recent payroll slip but our overall donations to the government (tax, employment insurance, mandatory retirement plan and health care etc) must be relatively high. I do not have any breakdown for now. It is probably higher than in U.S. But nowhere near that of some of the Scandinavian countries. Personally, I believe our government has to be a bit more creative in structuring weighted health care payment to get more revenue. If someone demands special treatment, they should be able to charge small fees etc. But beyond this, it's not my expertise. I am reasonably satisfied with the social services in Canada, and believe it's worth paying. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
