This is probably not directly related to universal healthcare but I wanted to say that when the system works in the USA, whether is private or government funded is excellent, sometimes even more advanced and fair than the Canadian system/health care programs we have in place here. Just to give you an example, I have a friend who lives in Florida and whose 10 year old son has Autism and ADHD but who has a really high IQ. The kid has problems interacting with kids his own age and has no social life. However, he loves math and physics and is intellectually more advanced than a 16 year old. He speaks English, Portuguese, Chinese and is about to start studying German. The US government has awarded him a grant that will pay for his studies and other everyday expenses until he graduates, whether he wants to finish high school or get a PhD in any field. He also gets to see a counselor and a bunch of professionals who specialize in Autism and ADHD, everything funded by the US government.
I have another friend who lives here, in Canada. His 13 year old son has the exact same diagnoses: Autism and ADHD with a low IQ. The kid has a lot of trouble at school and interacting with people in general. He goes to school every day but stays in the cafeteria playing video games or doing other activities. He doesn't get any support from the Canadian government besides a disability tax credit, that allows his parents to deduct roughly $10,000 of their income for income tax purposes. He sees a social worker once a month and a child psychologist, who doesn't do all that much for him. The future for this kid looks quite grim compared to the 11 year old who happens to live in the USA. The moral of the story is quite simple, nothing is absolute, there are always exceptions to our general perceptions of each other. Our countries are quite different, but we both have our own strength and deficiencies.
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