Canadian Health Care

I've spent my last two columns on universal health care. Specifically, two actual bills in the Legislature, each of which, the authors claim, will give us universal health care.

I'm just so tired of the whole topic. Haven't we won this one yet? I could barely muster enough interest yesterday to stop making fun for a few paragraphs so I could actually refute things.

So, naturally, today I come across this (found it on Townhall): On the Fence Films, which has produced a short film about the Canadian health care system.

A lot of good stuff there. For example:

Officially, Canada spends less on health care than the U.S. However, costs are controlled by arbitrarily limiting the number and availability of doctors, specialists, operating room hours, high-tech equipment, diagnostic tests, drugs and expensive treatments. In short, the government limits the supply of health care in order to hold costs down. The result: shortages, rationing, and long wait lists.

You can download and watch the whole film there, which I haven't yet, simply because the Badgers are on.