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@antifederalist"f**k Canada, and f**k the communist controled U.N".C'mon I think you could have came up with a better response to AndyManCan's post than this but since you didn't I'll give it a whirl.@AndyManCan"Maybe the only problem with America is the fact that you "Trust God" too much, and you still don't have state run Health Care".I think its amusing that you would take a shot at people who have faith yet you make a statement like this, " Canada is higher up on the UN list of best countries to live in too". What is that but you putting your faith in the U.N. assesment of the best countries to live in, as if that is some absolute. Our politicians here in Canada used to love doing the same thing when Canada was ranked number one, then pat themselves on the back as if it was because of them. The U.N.'s evaluation of the best countries is purely arbitrary, the fact that they say one country is better than another doesn't necessarily make it so. " I have bad allergies, and I get it treated by getting a shot once a week from the doctor. In the United States I would have to pay for this shot. Here is Canada it is covered by OHIP, so since the treatment seems to work, I can keep getting treated by getting the 'Allergy Shot' without worrying about cost".If you were not paying huge taxes to cover the cost of healthcare then you could probably afford to pay for the costs of your allergy shots yourself, directly or by purchasing private insurance. I don't know what your income level is but its your responsibility to pay for the medical expenses associated with your allergies the same way that its your responsibility to pay your rent, mortgage, car payments etc..The way it works in Canada is some people get medical care for free or at a fraction of the price while others have to pay several times the actual costs. Maybe you think this is a great system but I don't. The more government subsidizes goods and services the less incentive for those people who are net tax recipients have to improve their skills. Those who are net taxpayers have less incentive to improve as well because the more they make the the more the government takes yet their services do not improve as the costs go up. Healthcare is not some sacred cow, it's a bad system with huge waiting lines etc. The more programs that a country has like this the less incentive people have to improve themselves. Contrary to what you have stated things will not look up for Americans as a whole if they bring in state run healthcare. While it would be beneficial for low income individuals the rest of the country would see their standards of living drop because their taxes would increase and the quality of healthcare would decrease which is the norm whenever government has a monopoly on a service. A redistribution of wealth only makes some better off while making others worse off and in the long run it makes everyone worse off.

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