pianotuna wrote:
westernrvparkowner,
I have no problems with paying tax. All I was illustrating is that taxation in Canada is just not the issue some folks think it is.
I'm pleased to have police and services in Florida, or any other USA jurisdiction. And I don't object to paying various taxes to support such benefits.
My issue is, that the additional medical insurance, sold in Canada, has as many exceptions as the Arabian Nights has stories. The first job of the agent, when there is a medical insurance claim, is to find a way to disallow what has been purchased in good faith. I think that is scandalous.
And it is equally scandalous that insurance fraud is rampant. I know many Canadians who have serious health issues who travel to the States to avoid the wait times associated with treatment for those issues. Fortunately, the people I know are financially able to afford those treatments. They tell me that there are many who as not as financially able (or do not have the same moral convictions) who cheat the system, travel to the states with travel policies and claim the need for emergency treatment. Apparently, it isn't hard to find physicians who are willing to support the assertion that the treatment is a medical emergency. The last line of defense against such fraud is the investigation of the claims by the insurance providers. You call it finding loopholes to avoid paying and they call it preventing fraud.
