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Can Europe create a food labeling system similar to this? (infosec.pub)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/42020156

Can Canada create a food labeling system similar to this?

It's confusing trying to buy Canadian with all the variations of made in, assembled in, grown in, packaged in, etc. Can we copy the Australian food labeling system, perhaps replacing the kangeroo with a maple leaf? I find this much clearer.

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[โ€“] Contentedness@lemmy.nz 27 points 5 months ago (14 children)

We pay for it with taxes so it's not really free but yeah, the Medicare system means you don't pay for hospital visits. Plenty of people still chose to get private health insurance but it's more of a luxury than anything I think.

I broke my collarbone in two places just yesterday, currently in a hospital bed and will potentially get surgery this afternoon and don't expect to pay much at all, it's a good system.

(Shout out to St Vincents in Melbourne!)

[โ€“] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 months ago (11 children)

We pay for it with taxes so itโ€™s not really free

I keep seeing other countries say this. I don't think you guys realize that we pay for healthcare with our taxes too, but it's to pay back the Emergency Room visits by the poor because the hospital can't turn you away. Of course, the hospitals then raise the rates for those to astronomical prices. It would be way cheaper to have universal healthcare.

I'm so glad there are places that have it and I hope you recover quickly.

[โ€“] huppakee@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Universal healthcare is cheaper, but still not really free healthcare.

[โ€“] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Free (at point of use) is what people are meaning when they say that.

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