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Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: saint on October 02, 2010, 09:11:13 am ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 01, 2010, 11:42:17 pm ---Sigh . . . I just finished school.  Insurance ended when I finished school.  I'll have a job soon.  Insurance will begin when I have a job.  This is the country in which we live.  Stop trolling.

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No COBRA coverage?

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He went to law school.  Sure should be COBRA.



--- Quote from: shmokes on October 01, 2010, 09:10:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on October 01, 2010, 07:55:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 01, 2010, 01:01:09 pm ---In other news, respect your tools and materials.  Never forget they're dangerous, and never let your guard down.

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Yeah.  And learn how to handle MDF.

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My guess is that that comment is aimed at Chad, but to respond anyway, MDF is a material.

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Yes.  Chad reference.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: eds1275 on October 01, 2010, 01:06:45 pm ---I live in Canada and yeah we have decent healthcare. It's not as free as they'd have you think.. this MSP [medical services plan] sucks. It's kinda like how education is free from grades k-12 [here's a list of supplies you need to buy]. Granted it's not too expensive... but they do base how much you pay based on your income. Which is stupid, they should make it the same for everyone. There's a message about equality somewhere in there.

I just wonder why dental care isn't included. There's an old saying, "healthy mouth, healthy body". I'm not expecting anything cosmetic but the regular bits should be covered - cleanings, checkups, etc etc.

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You must be a West Coaster ... the charges are set at the provincial level (so different by province) and dental *is* included in Quebec for kids.

And it is nice to see that my ranting about Americans paying more taxes per capita for health care than Canadians pay per capita for health care wasn't in vain.
shmokes:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on October 04, 2010, 07:25:17 am ---And it is nice to see that my ranting about Americans paying more taxes per capita for health care than Canadians pay per capita for health care wasn't in vain.

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As for me I figured it out on my own.  The thesis I wrote in 2006 in order to graduate was on the U.S. health care system.  It's amazing, though, that I had to find out this way . . . that no politician in the entire country is willing to capitalize on it and educate the people.  I don't know if they are too hooked on donations from the insurance lobby or don't believe themselves capable of educating the masses about it.  But keep on ranting about it.  Hopefully the message will spread.  There's a lot of damage to be undone, though.  You surely must laugh at this, but Americans are almost universally led to believe that Canadians hate their health care system and envy ours, and that wherever possible they make trips  across the border in order to have access to our health care system, because the doctors in Canada or so inept, and there are waiting lines out the door to see them, like at a new Apple product release.   ;D

Anyway, toe's feeling much better.  I need to follow up with a podiatrist to make sure the nail is gonna grow back right.  I got some pictures, but it might be a little while before I post them.  I'm in the middle of packing up my entire life and moving out of Florida.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: shmokes on October 04, 2010, 09:09:45 am ---You surely must laugh at this, but Americans are almost universally led to believe that Canadians hate their health care system and envy ours, and that wherever possible they make trips  across the border in order to have access to our health care system, because the doctors in Canada or so inept, and there are waiting lines out the door to see them, like at a new Apple product release.   ;D

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Oh, we have issues, to be sure (first off, we need to spend more than we do). But, as an example, I needed to see a doctor for something minor yesterday and was home 20 minutes later.
markronz:
+1 to this thread.  Just walked through my work room (that's currently a mess due to arcade work) and I stepped on a rusty nail.  It was that one time I walked through there with no shoes just to grab something real quick.   Luckily, my only cost incurred was a $30 Tetanus shot.   Sorry about your toe!
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