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Need we say more?

It’s hard to sit up here in Canada, addicted to American cable news as we are, watching the US health care reform debate play out. It doesn’t take a genius to see that the insurance industry has deployed a well-financed campaign of misinformation, obfuscation and doubt to put the fear of god (or in this case, Obama) into all those angry gun-totin’, real Americans – most of whom are probably un- or under-insured. I mean, from this vantage point, you can practically feel the US insurance industry pressing their boots deeper into the throats of sick Americans, grabbing at their patient’s increasingly thin wallets while their victims call the guy who’s trying to save them a traitor and a nazi.

But what really grinds our gears here at CIB is the slander that is being flung at the Canadian health care system by lackies and shills and this nutbar.  Not only does our beloved Canadian health care system manage to keep Canadians living healthier and longer than the corrupt American system, but it costs about half as much per person than the yankee system to do so. And we love it – 85% of Canadians are satisfied with their system. And no Canadians ever go broke for getting sick. Ever.

For the benefit of our confused American brothers and sisters, Canada is Better is pleased to present our humble offering to the health care debate – a simple infographic which we hope will enlighten anti-reformers (read FoxNews viewers) on the folly of their ways. Put down the assault rifle and give it a read. And here’s a PDF version in case you want to print it out for your weaker, ailing friends.