[quote=@SleepingSilence]I just think most people WANT socialized medicine because they here the word "Free Healthcare" and go OH BOY FREE STUFF! And it's not free...someone is paying for it.[/quote]
Yeah, but it doesn't actually cost much to have "free" health care for everyone compared to America's bills. It's payed indirectly from taxes (EI, income taxes, etc.), but that means it's also scaled by income. A poor family, who wouldn't normally afford health care, pay low taxes but get "free" health care. A rich family pays high taxes, even though they could just go private and get their own health care, but still gets the same health care. I think the stat came out to be an average of $4k a year for an adult? Families with dependants obviously pay more because [s]children are just leaches[/s] but I digress.

[s]also imo that blog looks pretty biased, but it's not wrong in [i]some[/i] places[/s]

[quote]I suppose since it was so short, my opinion wasn't clear. So I'll just say, I never thought Canadians secretly wanted to have privatization. Though I know a lot of them do not like how their care system is being run currently, just by many that I speak with. 
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I again think most people are fine with the system itself, but if you mean they don't like how said system is managed, then yes, I agree. The problem comes mostly with how understaffed it is. Specialists and appointments take fooorreeevvveerrrr. I can't imagine just being able to walk into a doctor's office and getting a check-up. Obviously the ER isn't like that, but the concept of going to the doctor when your minorly sick is unthinkable. You'd get over your illness by the time you get in. Do Americans actually go to the doctor when they have a cold or the flu? Can you actually get a doctor's note for school?