Originally Posted by CDSmith

Intersting take. But the fact is my friend, I have no idea what this "You wouldn't exist without us" crappola you're trying to sell is all about. Fact is we (Canada) are your (the USA's) largest trade partner and have been for some time, Not just for oil, but for nearly everything... electricity, all manner of raw materials, etc. You are also OUR largest trade partner by far, but the dependancy isn't a one-way street my mis-informed friend, the flow of $ and good and services goes both ways.

However none of that matters in the present conversation where all I meant by wishing you were Canadian right now is that if you were here and had your citizenships then all you would need do is take your woman to any regular doctor, get a referral, and when your appointment date arrives you go see the specialist you needed to see and treatment proceeds from there.

And the best part is at the end of it all they present you with no bill of any kind.

Now some will want to chime in and prattle on about high taxes or some such nonsense. But the thing they conveniently forget is that if you Americans factor in the thousands per year you pay for health insurance along with your income tax/taxes/cost of living etc the reality is you are paying more than we are, and many of you are getting less for it.

Does that help you out some with your skewed take on Canada? Hope so.

Good luck with your problem.