This may come as a shock to people living in Canada, but the medical service in the US is far superior to anything offered in Canada. When I take Sally to see a doctor in the US, I don’t have to wait. The appointment time is the actual time to see the doctor, not the time to wait in the waiting room. Test results are usually sent back the same day, and you can see a specialist without a referral.
Canadians will say their medical system is free and available to everyone. That’s only half true. The BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) isn’t free. You do have to pay for it if your family makes over $30,000 a year. If you make less than $22K a year, then it’s free. There is premium assistance between $22,001 to $30,000. The monthly premium rates are $60.50 for one person, $109.00 for a family of two and $121.00 for a family of three or more. You will have to pay out of your pocket for extended and dental coverage. I pay about the same in the US for my medical and dental as I do in the Canada, but the service is way better in the US.
The “universal” in universal medical a code word for, “hurry up and wait!” Yes, Canada’s universal medical system will pay for that MRI scan, if you’re willing to wait six months to a year. This is why you see so many Canadians going to the US for treatment but not a single American coming to Canada for treatment. Unless your case is considered life threatening, you will be waiting far longer than a patient in the US with private or company medical.
PLUS:
The 99% Is The 1%
Irvine is a master-planned city. The entire city was designed and developed by the Irvine Company. This means the city has no Downtown Eastside or any other undesirable neighborhoods. Irvine is the safest city in The United State with a population of over 200,000 and has one of the best school systems in the nation.
Occupy Orange County is in Irvine but no one pays attention to them. They claim that they are on the 99%, but the running joke in Orange County is, the 99% is the 1%. This is not to say there are no poor people in Orange County, because there are. They just don’t hang out in Irvine.
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