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how does Canada's healthcare system work?
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It works by taxing the general public and using these tax dollars to pay the doctors and medical bills
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What does it mean to be left wing on the political spectrum?
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liberal
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What is the main problem with the american healthcare system?
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The main problem is the extreamly large amount of people that are not covered and can't afford medical coverage which causes a large amount of unneeded deaths.
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what is the main problem with the Canadian healthcare system?
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The main problem is that it causes a large amount of backlog and more people than spaces are to treat them.
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Name 5 countries that fall on the left side of the political specturm?
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Canada, Norway, Briton, China, Russia, (for Cody) NOT AMERICA
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What is the big difference between Canada's health care system and America's?
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Canada's is public and America's is private.
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What are the benefits from the American's health care system?
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Doctors can make more money through the private system and people who need assistance can get it quickly if they have insurance .
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What are the political veiws for a right wing society compared to a left wing society?
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In a left wing society it is about we not me more tax more social programs
In a right wing society it is about me not we there is little to no social programs and not tax. |
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What are the benefits from the Canadian health care system?
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It is free for all citizens of Canada.
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Social Program
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Services provided by government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the well-being of citizens.
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Health Insurance
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An agreement by a company to pay for your health services, in exchange for a fee that you pay each month or each year.
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Private health care
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Health care paid for by the individuals.
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Public health care
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Health care paid for by taxes.
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Tax base
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All the economic activities in a society, taxed by government to pay for services.
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Tax evasion
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Misrepresenting what you earn to avoid paying taxes.
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Taxation model
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A policy of a political party or government about what to tax, how much to tax and how to spend taxes.
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Tax
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A sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
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Value
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The worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange.
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Political party
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A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to attain and maintain political power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions.
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Political platform
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A document stating the aims and principles of a political party.
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Conservative
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A party that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control. Extremely far left.
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Liberal
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The official opposition to the conservative party both in beliefs and political platforms.
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Republican
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The conservative party for USA. More conservative than even the Canadian conservative parties.
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Democrat
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They are the Liberal representation of the Canadian liberal party but lower on the political spectrum.
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Political Spectrum
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The spectrum where all the parties are ordered from 1 to 100 1 being extremely conservative, 100 being extremely liberal.
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Economic Spectrum
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The spectrum that is similar to the political spectrum but from an economic view point and details the different economies, free market, mixed economy and control economy.
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Pension
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A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage.
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