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Please define "free". Seems like you are paying high taxes for a service that is mediocre at best.
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Gah! The US already pays more (per capita) for health care then most (I can't quite remember if its all) other countries, including Canada. This is just public, Government money spent. When you take into account the combination of public/private spending its WAY more than many Universal Health Care systems.
There have also been numerous studies (including one just a couple of months ago) that have shown Canada's health care system is just as effective as the US system.
So, its cheaper, fairer, and just as effective.
Edit: This isn't the study I wanted to find (its more of a news article) but I'm still looking.
Article Comparing US and Canada
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Another comparison
Edit3: (Last Edit, I promise) This references the study that looked at a number of studies and found that health outcomes were basically equal between the two countries.
Wikipedia Article Comparing US and Canada Health Care Systems