A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott opines:
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First you need to recognize that Canadians aren't paying for "full
coverage"
for themselves, they are paying for full coverage for everyone, whether
they
themselves ever need any medical care at all, whether they like it or
not,
and they have absolutely no choice in the matter.
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There you go! I think you've grasped the general nature of INSURANCE.
Well done, Scott!

Not quite. Insurance is something that people freely choose or decline,
based on their own personal assessment of the various risks and costs. It's
a voluntary contract with a private entity which exchanges a small sum on a
regular basis for a promise of full compensation should a covered event
occur.

Canada's socialized medicine system is not "insurance" by any stretch of the
imagination.

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