July 1 and July 4
on a "first-come, first-served" basis rather than on the basis of who can pay the most. How Canadians pay for medical service varies from province to province. In some provinces, it is free to everyone, the costs coming from money collected for provincial taxes. In other provinces, citizens are billed separately for an annual medical insurance coverage. Medicine is a for-profit industry in the USA, part of the "every man for himself" capitalist system.
July 1 and July 4. We are the same and we are different. Our differences reflect historical differences in attitudes and actions. Can you suggest other comparisons?
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