Originally Posted By: Danno
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Dano, you and your entire family will never have to worry about health care no matter what issues you will have from the cradle to your grave. Is that peace of mind worth anything to you?
Of course we all pay for the health care one way or other. In any good health care system the healthy majority subsidise the ill minority. Even with the recent rise in license fees I still pay half of what my friend in Michigan pays for his tags. I could pick apart many on your list, but I dont have time or even care. Fuel prices in Canada when you compare after exchange rates are 20% more than in the US, same as then have been for 50 years. (but our federal Govt doesn't own 20 trillion either) However, when you compare to the rest of the world, or costs are dirt cheap.
That being said, why does someone like Kathleen Wynn get elected after the Liberal Gas plant scandal? If you keep voting people like her please dont complain about tax rates!
Just a point that a lot is not covered. If you are lucky enough to be employed by a company (or gov't) with benefits, then you have the benefit of better hospital coverage, drug coverage, dental coverage and eye health coverage.
The standard health care is not comprehensive, otherwise we wouldn't have companies like Manulife or Blue Cross selling extra health care coverage.
As for gas prices, this morning, Windsor lowest price was $0.919 per liter, Detroit was $1.79 per gallon. Equivalent for US gallon is $3.48. Take 75% exchange rate = $2.61. $2.61 divided by $1.79 = 45.8% higher pricing in Canada.
And I hardly voted for wynn and her cohorts of cr@@ks. Can't believe the GTA keeps voting them in.
Your math is off. 1.79 US to Can = 1.79X 1.36 = $2.45 Can per US Gal. Covert US gal to Litre = (3.8 Liters in 1 US gal) = 65 Cents per liter. just less than 72 cents per liter which would be 20% higher than your 91.9 cents
BTW, Gas price in Buffalo NY is 1.93 so about 20% less that 91.9
