Canadian Health Care Problems

It is not good to be in Vancouver these days if you need surgery. Apparently socialized medicine isn't all its cracked up to be.

Last week I was in Europe and the British took great offense at the way American conservatives are portraying their 50-year old National Health System. Even members of the Conservative Party were saying how great it is. Today I learned that approximately 45,000 workers call in sick every day in Britian. That story never made it to Sky News last week.

The problem with this issue is that once it become political, the truth becomes irrelevant in many people's eyes. Right now, if you are a Democrat you are probably supporting the President regardless of the facts because you don't want to give a victory to the evil Republicans. If that is true, then shame on you. And the same goes for Republicans in reverse. Truth matters regardless of party.