England & Canada question

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I certainly hope this was not directed toward me.

No it wasnt.

I'm the evil hijacker, because after Marigold posted her questions about the English and Canadian systems, I also asked our British and Canadian friends (and, for that matter, those of other countries with national health plans) whether they'd rather have a system like ours.

Never called you evil, only that it should be a different thread. The OP asked for opinions of their health care systems, not a comparison of theirs to ours. I really would have liked to have seen how the English, Canadians, Germans, and other socialist countries rated their systems, without comparing them to other countries.

I certainly wasn't trying to "hijack" any discussion, which I'm not sure what that means but I gather it implies I'm trying to steer it towards a particular point of view. I'm not, but I would also like facts and honest answers pro and con regarding the different systems, which it seemed to me was what Marigold was looking for.

I dont think you meant to steer the discussion in any way but your question had the unintended consequence of doing so and it did.

The rest of your questions Ill gladly answer in another thread.

[CultureJunky]

As far as I'm aware, that statement is untrue, I have never heard of that in Britain. I live in Wales and we have slight differences but generally the health care system is more or less the same in Wales, England and Scotland.
My husbands grandmother had a heart bypass operation at the age of 78 and that was in England, about 10 years ago.
Whenever something is deemed to expensive it always causes uproar in Britain because that's what we pay our National Insurance contribution for in your wages (salary).
I have to admit the thought of going to the doctor or hospital and paying for it is really weird! I can't imagine having to do that!
Also even if the British government tried to bring things like that in, the public would go ape.