From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Richard B."  wrote in message
news:tmda90lukr7jrhgs43l0vpd54qkhetv8ua{at}4ax.com...
> On Sun, 2 May 2004 13:03:05 -0400, "Mark"
 wrote:
>
> > Those that favor socialized
> >medicine are really saying that they prefer not to see the bill.
>
> I spoke to some Canadians a week ago, they brought up how high their
> sales taxes were, something like 17%.  Why in the world people think
> government health care = free ride is beyond me.

Our sales tax is 22%. IMO, the health care that is paid by that (among
other good things) is easily worth it.


Antti Kurenniemi

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