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0 pointsversion_five4y ago0 comments

I'm Canadian so judge my opinion accordingly. If you're employed / well off, the US has a world class healthcare system. Canada's public healthcare is not very good, and we have no real private options. People who can afford to routinely go the the US for tests and treatment. We (canadians) like to gloat about our great system, and maybe it's ok for some things, but bottom line, no matter your personal priorities or ability to pay, you're in the same line for government run services as everyone else. Some people may agree with that, but probably less so when they can't get the help they need.

I know there are lots of insurance shenanigans I'm probably glossing over, but I still wouldn't rule out the US on the grounds of healthcare if you have a good job / career

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techdragon4y ago· 2 in thread

Moving to a country where my healthcare is tied to my employment feels a lot like dystopia to me. Also while healthcare struggles on barely functioning in the USA at the moment, there’s no real guarantee that it won’t be the first thing to collapse in the next financial disaster due to world shatteringly impressive mismanagement by decades of private companies squeezing the very blood and sweat out of American workers by way of ever increasing healthcare costs. It’s like a slow burn undermining the entire US economy.

And I didn’t talk to much about Canadian healthcare because I know it’s more fair but I know it varies from province to province so it’s not really consistent.

netizen-9368244y ago

I would rather have healthcare tied to employment and enforceable rights over a tyrannical government that can easily spy on everyone

iampivot4y ago

The US border forces has the same ability to demand access to phones as they do in Australia though?

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