Canadians determining our health care future

[Baron1710]

"Jack Layton, the head of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP), is meeting with Obama administration officials this week to try to help mold Obama's working healthcare plan into something that resembles Canada's."

http://townhall.com/columnists/Jilli...ing_to_america

The article goes on to explain why Canada wants America to adopt a system like theirs.

[Dordrecht]

Jack Layton is a left wing radical nut case who does not represent the average Canadian. I think he is border line communist.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

Jack Layton is a left wing radical nut case who does not represent the average Canadian. I think he is border line communist.

Well then he and Obama should get along just fine.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Well then he and Obama should get along just fine.

Whatever...

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

Jack Layton is a left wing radical nut case who does not represent the average Canadian. I think he is border line communist.

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Well then he and Obama should get along just fine.

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Whatever...

He really seems to like dictators, communists, and terrorists.

He thinks Iran should have nuclear power, but Israel may need sanctions. He is buddies with terrorists, wants to shut down Gitmo, wants to be buddies with Castro and all the Muslims of the world. Thinks America is a Muslim nation but not a Christian nation. I had hoped that the claims of moderate were true but everyday we see how far left BHO really is.

And now he is seeking input from a fellow who is being called a communist on how to run our health care system. Or should I say 'ruin" our health care system.

[Sam]

Canadians come to the United States for medical services now, where will they go after we adopt the same system? And where will people in the United States go to receive care?

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

Jack Layton is a left wing radical nut case who does not represent the average Canadian. I think he is border line communist.

Amen!

[Dordrecht]

Politicians like Layton should be outlawed.
(And so should his concubine.)

[mfblume]

NDP is too close to communism for a true Canadian's liking, as far as I am concerned. But I know no Canadian who dislikes the medicare system in Canada, and I am Canadian.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by mfblume

NDP is too close to communism for a true Canadian's liking, as far as I am concerned. But I know no Canadian who dislikes the medicare system in Canada, and I am Canadian.

Out of curiosity, what does a Canadian pay for medical insurance?

I am 71 and retired and my wife is 67. We are both on Social Security and therefore on Medicare. We have opted for Medicare Part B coverage so we each pay $96.40 per month which is deducted from our Social Security checks. That cost is the same as it was in 2008. I have been retired from General Electric since 1998. As a retireee I have supplemental medical coverage through an insurance called United Health Care. This costs us $202.00 per month for the both of us and is deducted from my pension check. So our total cost for medical insurance is $394.80 per month or $4737.6 per year.