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Sad and disgusting yet hardly suprising. The way the system is setup motivates this type of unethical behavious.

Very good point.

That is because of the American style of health care. The fact that it is a business and they want their "customers" to keep coming back for unnecessary procedures. It has nothing to do with the inadequecy of the Canadian system.

In a privatized system the best health care costs the most money. The idea behind universal health care is so everyone has equal opportunity to get the best treatment available. In your example, the guy still standing in line is worse off because he is receiving less quality health care as...

Why do you think I am politically brainwashed? Because I prefer the Canadian health care system vs. the American health care system? I've given my arguments as to why I think one is better than the other. Maybe YOU are the one who is politically brainwashed...

As well as a much higher murder rate... Which would inevitably end up costing health care even MORE money.

I am arguing you CAN get the necessary health care to live in Canada, you are arguing the opposite. I just don't understand that IF he couldn't get care in Canada (as you have stated) then why wouldn't he go to the USA to get treated? This discussion is rather off topic however so feel free...

Not true in Canada, not sure about other countries.

What does Canadian pride have to do with getting the necessary health care to live? He chose to die rather than get health care in another country? I never disputed the fact that there are wait times, I am just arguing that they are not nearly as long as most Americans think. The trade...

Agreed, the Canadian system is far from perfect. However I believe it is better than the alternatives out there.

Yes the Dr. I was referring to was a general practitioner but the same goes for specialists as well. The higher wages are certainly an incentive to practice in the USA over Canada, but that is the only benefit. Some people will be motivated by the money to move south, others won't. It doesn't...

Maybe so, but the bulk of sales are to US consumers...

Great point. A lot of the time this argument blends those two questions together (myself included). 1. Satisfied with Canadian healthcare system? No. 2. Trade it for the US system? Fuck No.

My doctor is very competent and has not left Canada for the US for higher wages. Higher wages are certainly available in the US, but high wages isn't everything a doctor looks for...so that argument is defeated. And the fact about sick people just being left to die because of waiting lists...

How can you claim RIMM and AAPL don't depend on the US consumer?!

What Sam has described here is the exact problem with the USA healthcare system. Doctors see patients as customers, not patients. How often do you think unnecessary appointments and tests are done on patients? A lot, because it's money in the Doctor's pocket.

I see alot of bashing on the Canadian system which is not warranted... 1. I am Canadian and have lived in Ontario my whole life. 2. Wait times are not nearly as long as being made out to be by the other posts...These long wait times are for certain surgery procedures etc., not for the...

I think commissions would be the same... Buy long = commission Sell long = commission Sell short = commission Cover short = commission vs. Buy long = commission Sell short = commission Cover short = commission Sell long = commission Eventually it all works out to the same...

What do you think of this? http://www.thestreet.com/story/10462495/1/verizon-rim-run-2-for-1-blackberry-sale.html Buy 1 blackberry, get 1 free for a limited time. Do you think this will benefit RIMM? Surely it will inflate sales, but what about profit? Will RIMM still make money on...

So if no tax benefits currently exist with shorting against the box, this strategy is basically useless, correct? Wouldn't it make more sense to just sell the position?