Texas business owner pays for waitress's brain surgery

[Uncle Sparky]

Almost all Canadians I know of who moved to the US, and took US citizenship kept dual citizenship 'just in case'. Even some are millionaires.

[Dr Strangelove]

Medicare is a federal program. Medicaid is a federally mandated program run by the states with shared funding.

[Ben Kenobi]

Ben - hurry up and get your American citizenship so you can renounce you Canadian citizenship. Then you can depend on the superior US system rather than moving back to Canada if/when you need real healthcare.

You mean the system by which glasses and frames are about half as expensive, eye exams are cheaper and hearing tests affordable? Yes, none of that stuff is covered by the Canadian system, and I'm forced to pay MSP payments every month far in excess of my present medical costs.

I estimate I've saved about 3 grand on medical expenses since moving down.

[Dr Strangelove]

So neither pay for hearing aides? Yeah, that's because it's cheaper to shell out $300,000+ over a lifetime for disability than to pay $3000 to $5000 for hearing aides.

[Ben Kenobi]

So neither pay for hearing aides? Yeah, that's because it's cheaper to shell out $300,000+ over a lifetime for disability than to pay $3000 to $5000 for hearing aides.

Nope, hearing aids are not covered, and neither do I qualify for disability because I have an education and am considered to be employable. Meanwhile, someone with my exact same hearing who did not take the time to get credentialed is considered disabled and receives benefits.

There's a reason I left - Canada did nothing for me that America did not, and in America there are more job opportunities. Everyone talks about how great the Canadian system is, it's a terrible system. It even got worse as time goes on because glasses were covered and were taken off the list. So one of the few benefits that I did qualify got delisted, making the economic calculus between Canada and the US even worse.

I can live much better here on the exact same pay as in Canada. It's just plain ridiculous looking back at it.

[kentonio]

Until you get cancer and are ****ed. Although of course then you'll just go running back to Canada.

[Ban Kenobi]

If he gets cancer that just means he'll be in heaven with Jesus sooner!

[Ben Kenobi]

Until you get cancer and are ****ed. Although of course then you'll just go running back to Canada.

Yeah, about that I'd rather die and see my organs go to Texans.

[N35t0r]

They donate the organs of cancer patients who died?

[Ban Kenobi]

They donate the organs of cancer patients who died?

I hope Ben starts another argument regarding a subject he knows next to nothing about...

[Ben Kenobi]

Oh, so the argument was that I'd only go back to Canada if I got sick with Cancer and not some other disease requiring greater care?

[Dinner]

And he's still a failure at reading simple English.

[Uncle Sparky]

Nope, hearing aids are not covered, and neither do I qualify for disability because I have an education and am considered to be employable. Meanwhile, someone with my exact same hearing who did not take the time to get credentialed is considered disabled and receives benefits.

There's a reason I left - Canada did nothing for me that America did not, and in America there are more job opportunities. Everyone talks about how great the Canadian system is, it's a terrible system. It even got worse as time goes on because glasses were covered and were taken off the list. So one of the few benefits that I did qualify got delisted, making the economic calculus between Canada and the US even worse.

I can live much better here on the exact same pay as in Canada. It's just plain ridiculous looking back at it.

Another proof of Canada's superior system - caused BK to move to Texas!

[Ben Kenobi]

Another proof of Canada's superior system - caused BK to move to Texas!

Yeah, not covering things like hearing aids will do that. It also would have been nice to get disability for which I am qualified. As it is Canada ****ed me, so I left. Now I have a good job and a future. **** Canada.

[Dr Strangelove]

Doesn't your school system provide insurance for its employees?