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[PinkGirl]

I think that's the way we think because that's the way it has always been in Canada, in our lifetime. I agree with you - my husband and I are taxed in the 40% range and it doesn't bother us at all. Even before my dx., I didn't have a problem with it. I think it's because we can't believe that in a country as wealthy as the USA, there can be people not receiving health care because they can't pay for it. I don't think our system is perfect, but when I see some program on Oprah about parents who have a child needing a portable respirtor and they can't provide one, then I think "bring on the taxes". But there are some Americans who believe that our system is "Socialist". Once, an American tourist told me that Canadians were Communists!!!!!!!!!! There is an opinion that if you have a lot of money, you should be able to push yourself to the top of the line. As you probably know, there are wealthy Canadians who don't like being in our "universal " system; and I'm sure you know where they go when they are seriously ill -- The Mayo Clinic. Anyhow, I could go on and on about this. I am happy with our system, (with all it's flaws) and have always believed that you judge a nation by how it treats it's weakest citizen. I guess I'm a socialist. There's a provincial election coming up in Ontario -- go NDP!!!