Comments by "Marvin Fine" (@torontovoice1) on "These 36 Countries Have Better Health Care than the USA" video.

I think you have to look at the report and analyze it a bit better. One of the things they looked was equity in healthcare. So when you look at the country like Canada that has free socialized healthcare, whether you pay 10 million in tax or you're on welfare you still have to wait 6 months to see a specialist. How could that be fair? I guess the guy that is on the dole might think it's fair. You also have to look at the technology, and the types of operations that might be required. So for normal everyday things, I agree the US is probably very far behind because the service is profit oriented. But if you need a life-saving operation that is highly complex, you probably won't get better than the Mayo clinic or the Cleveland clinic which are both rated number one and two on the worldwide rankings of hospitals. But these things come at a tremendous cost, and they're unaffordable for the vast majority of people. As you get older, you generally need more health Care, and it becomes more expensive. So I think one has to look at this report with a grain of salt. That said, I think the US spends more per capita than any other country in the world for healthcare, and does not have anywhere near the healthiest population in the world. That's because they practice sick care instead of healthcare
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@thomast3570 yeah right it is a service provided by the country, but try to get it if your life isn't in danger! Prepare to wait 6 months to see a specialist for 10 minutes all the time you're paying 54% tax. How could that be fair
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