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someguyfromcanada  ·  2900 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Canadian Health Care in Action

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"According to a new report by the right-leaning Fraser Institute, the average Canadian family will contribute $11,735 in taxes for public health insurance in 2015.... Canada’s poorest families pay $477 a year for health care, while the wealthiest earners pay $59,666 a year.... 24.3% of tax revenues was spent on healthcare."

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