Can't Go Home: Americans In Canada Share Health Care Stories

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What do you think of when you imagine an American living in exile, unable to return home?

This is a profile of two Americans living in Canada who can't return to the US because they're unable to get health insurance. Kathleen was also featured on CBCs "The Current": http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2009/200909/20090925.html

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  • It amazes me how easily some Americans will fall for some tea party lies.

  • America is run by people with money helping other people with money. The difference is if you are dying of an illness and have no money in America nobody cares, you will be just number 10000000 on that list. Canada it is the opposite.

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  • I love my home town of Seattle Wa... Interesting,,, my family are the first people to settle what now is known as Canada... So I'm split in the middle. When I see these posts, that say, " I hate America", it makes me disgusted and sad... When people make a blanket statement that cuts into the country that I love and honor just b/c of politics or hatred, is completely from ignorance... You don't know ME!!!

  • @thatUkrainianguy

    Yes, they're blamed for involving Canada in every war the Americans go to.

  • @beaum1cah we pay a little more but not an incredible amount. the fact is, healthcare cost on average are a lot less in Canada. per capita in canada it is about in 1/2 of the cost per person as it is in the usa

  • @thatUkrainianguy no no I have a lot of american friends

    it's the politics and the propaganda that is not popular in Canada

  • this makes me feel so much better after watching too many of those right wing propagandized videos about our healthcare. Welcome Americans! get to know us, we will make you feel like family.

  • Cries...I feel so saddened by this. May God bless these Americans in Canada.

  • america is SHIT

  • This is a really good story.. I'm an really glad Maureen was able to get the care she needs here in Canada. I don't resent either that she didn't pay into our Tax system her whole life like the rest of us. As Kathleen said at the end .. Health Care is a Human Right for Everyone.. Not just the rich. Don't even resent ya wanting to go home.. Home is Home..

    I think Maureen needs to take her story Across America and show the country why our system does work better than theirs.

  • @thatUkrainianguy Yeah.. We're just really sick of em.. They're Greedy, Monopolistic War mongers for the most part. They slander us because we take care of our own people's. They insult us because we believe in Peace.. They believe in War. We try to reform all but the hardest criminals.. They throw everyone in Jail.. They steal all our or doctor's, Scientist, and Actor's .. All the while snickering dumb remarks, trying to be like us. They're hypocrites.

  • Americas the shit.

    

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