Health-care anecdote

Not written by me.

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 22:49 — Doctors are ok with public service
My dad was a doctor in Canada BEFORE "socialized" medicine. He trained as an intern making $125.00 (yes $125.00) a month and working an average 90-hour week. When socialized medicine came in, he and his friends grumbled. A few (very few) moved to USA. Most of them continued to treat the sick for 20, 30, 40 years. They never asked any committee if it was ok to treat someone - they still don't. Canadian doctors easily make $250K a year and specialists more. It is OK.

We the patients like our doctors to do OK. We also like it that we can go and get CARE any time of the day or night - for free!! We like it that we can call an ambulance and not have to write a check. We like it that we can have an operation and not sell the house- or anything for that matter- to pay for it. We like it that the Government is the "insurer", because it is the mandate of the government to provide essential services. Yes critical heart surgery (for example) IS an essential service. Just like clean water out of your tap. Who would argue with that? Only deranged lunatic profiteers intent on commercializing every aspect of life.