Not really. I pay for 2 adults out of my own pocket and its not that expensive. All you have to do is find it but most people are too lazy or simply don't WANT to pay for health care (until its too late).
As far as I know, you have to go into debt here to get any sort of surgery done. I guess those health policies are fine, until people get really sick.
You have proof of that because from what I see tax rates in Canada are higher than the US.
Sales tax may be higher in Canada, but I'm getting raped on income tax here.
Yet its our country with economic problems?
I was making just as much money up there, with great benefits as well. I came down here for a temporary change in scenery, plus I have a lot of friends here whom I've been doing freelance work with, and a girlfriend here. You think I only came down here for money? Opportunities? The market is larger yes, but for talented professionals in Canada, it's pretty good up there too, just a little colder lol.
Overall, factoring in cost of living and income, the markets, etc, I may have been doing better monatarily in Canada actually, but I'm not complaining. I like NY.
Election rhetoric.
Its not a "few kids", its a mindset that many young people tend to carry into their 20's and 30's. I think that was the point.
The country club brat isn't a fashion trend in America.
Considering that I know some politicians and know the work they do on a local level, not ALL are crooks. Who is being a bit too general now?
I also think your vision of "liberal" is much differnet than how its used here.
That's exactly what I thought this thread to be when I saw it pop up. I can't vote here, I'm not really trying to debate in one way or another. Simply saying that there are a lot of useless liberal kids, as well as useless conservative brats with no talent and only money and networks working for them to get through life. It works both ways.
Not all are crooks but there are crooks in every system, and not one single politician is perfect. My idea is just to vote for the lesser of the two evils, whichever that may be.
I'm not very biased when it comes to political parties. In fact I am doing work on a Republican Senators campaign (completely of my own free will, on the side), even though I am not conservative. While working on this, I became a little shocked at some of this person's policies and beliefs. I have seen far more extremism in the far-right conservatives than I have seen with liberals. But yeah I also think you're right. Canadian Liberals are a little different. The party itself is right of center. The NDP (new democratic party) in Canada is a bit left of center and I would never vote for them. If the US had a larger party in between the D's and R's, I think that'd be a better spot to be in. I see too many extremes down here on both sides.