Re: Canadian Physicians


"The News of Kean" <kean.news@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:xn0eblouk45ptn001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Okay, I'll put it this way. I lived in the States from 1998 - 2004.
> My wife is from the Bible Belt (Florida's Panhandle) After living in
> America all of her life and after moving to Canada, she is embarrassed
> to be an American. We lived on $55,000 US in the States and we were
> almost paycheck to paycheck after day care, private school, after
> school programs, health insurance, and the quality of food.
Don't you know that you must not spend all of your or more income than you
earn.
Many families live well on $55,000. Others can't get by on $250,000.

We are now
> living on about $35,000 US and have more disposable cash. She is
> surprised that the quality of a $3.50 steak matches that of a $5.75
> steak in the US. She is surprised that she got to stay in the hospital
> for 5 days here after the birth of our second child (the system in my
> province makes sure the mother is lactating, and no signs of serious
> depression), whereas in the States we were rushed out the door in 48
> hours. She is also surprised after our kids going to a private school
> in the States and public school in Canada, our children were behind in
> social studies and almost par in the science. I would keep going, but
> I am sure you get the picture. Unlike you, I have lived as an adult in
> both countries for numerous years.
>
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> Get Back Jack wrote:
>
> " are about as academically equipped as an American white or Asian kid
> " who has completed a 10th grade biology course.
> "
> " I mean, why would a bright kid with a scientific inclination go
> " through the rigors and time of medical school, to participate in a
> " system of financially-unrewarding socialized medicine?
> "
> " Come to think of it, why would any bright, capable, talented person
> " choose to live in social Utopia?
> "
> " Canada is for losers, a kingdom of dullards. That has been pretty
> " well established.
> "


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