Bicycle valet service creepin' as norm

[shootingstar]

I'm giving this information of what happens in British Columbia since we have a lot of Americans on TE and there is a huge national discussion raging over health care reform in U.S.:

http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/premium.html

Yes, badger you did get a subsidy based on a very low income at that time. But after that low income level, everyone's payment requirements is the same. Your employer badger, is paying for your monthly premium. It's different when your unemployed in B.C. But I believe not all employers are required to pay it. It's not a legal requirement.

There are some differences in certain medical service coverage between B.C. and Ontario. I gave up trying to find the latest monthly rates for Ontario residents.

More than ever, Canadians should no longer be complacent about the health care services that we get covered by our taxes. All our complaining here in Canada can't compare to stories that I read from other Internet forums where people are paying $3,000-$5,000 annually to their HMO, regardless of whether or not they get health care during that paid period. It's not pretty, badger. After speaking with a nurse who worked in U.S. then returned to Canada to work (as a psychiatric forensic nurse)...plus other stories...
I can't quite imagine cycling regularily for a long time on busy roads, without the cushion of immediate basic medical care for emergency services if it weren't for our core publicly funded medical insurance.