Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing View Post
The US spends a lot more on healthcare than most developed nations do and with a far worse overall result. The only parts of the US system that function competitively and efficiently are the parts that are socialised. When the baby boomers retire the inefficient and expensive US corporate socialist healthcare system will collapse and be replaced by one like Canada's, unless pressure from US corporations who face global uncompetitiveness from soaring healthcare costs compared to their socialised healthcare country competitors doesn't bring about change first.

Canada doesn't need a military as it faces no serious threat and doesn't have a empire to run. If it did run a empire the economic growth from the empire would have meant low taxes in Canada too.



According to the OECD rankings of healthcare systems the US comes in just behind Costa Rica.
Canada doesn't need a military because we have a badass friend to the south who looks out for us. If it wasn't for the U.S., I think the resources alone in Canada would attract some trouble. Not that I'm sure anyone could actually reasonable conquer and pacify country this size