More than 52,000 Canadians travelled abroad for health care last year, study finds

The number of Canadian patients who travelled abroad in 2014 to receive non-emergency medical treatment increased 25% from 2013, according to a study conducted by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian independent research and education organization.  In 2014, 52,513 Canadians travelled beyond our borders to seek medical treatment, compared with 41,838 in 2013. The numbers suggest that the Canadian health care system could not comply with the needs and demands of a substantial number of Canadian patients.

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Action Alert: Blue Dog Democrats can kill Obama's Health Care Reform

There are EIGHT "Blue Dog Democrats" who sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee. If these eight Democrats do not support the legislation, passage would likely not succeed. It is CRITICAL to contact them ASAP and make your voice heard. You might have better results calling one of their local offices (numbers included).

John Barrow (GA-12) DC Office (202) 225-2823, Augusta Office (706) 722-4494
Bart Gordon (TN-06) DC Office (202) 225-4231, Murfreesboro Office (615) 896-1986
Baron Hill (IN-09) DC Office (202) 225-5315, Bloomington Office (812) 336-3000
Jane Harman (CA-36) DC Office (202) 225-8220, El Segundo Office (310) 643-3636
Jim Matheson (UT-02) DC Office (202) 225-3011, South Salt Lake Office (801) 486-1236
Charlie Melancon (LA-03) DC Office (202) 225-4031, New Iberia Office p: (337) 367-8231
Mike Ross (AR-04) DC Office (202) 225-3772, Pine Bluff Office (870) 536-3376
Zack Space (OH-18) DC Office (202) 225-6265, Dover Office (330) 364-4300

These calls are critical. If they pass the Health Care Reform, we will never be able to get out of it. This plan means higher taxes, medical rationing, and poorer outcomes. Don't delay call NOW.

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Obama: The Grand Strategy

WASHINGTON POST, 4/24/2009, by Charles Krauthammer (H/t: John H. Detweiler) - Unified theory of Obamaism, fifth (final?) installment: In the service of his ultimate mission -- the leveling of social inequalities -- President Obama offers a tripartite social democratic agenda: nationalized health care, federalized education (ultimately guaranteed through college) and a cash-cow carbon tax (or its equivalent) to subsidize the other two. ∴ Problem is, the math doesn't add up. Not even a carbon tax would pay for Obama's vastly expanded welfare state. Nor will Midwest Democrats stand for a tax that would devastate their already crumbling region. Read more at the Washington Post... Read More......