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Which city? I am in Toronto and our family doctor is amazing. Hospitals definitely have a very long waiting time but I have heard the same from UK/EU. Australi

Which city? I am in Toronto and our family doctor is amazing. Hospitals definitely have a very long waiting time but I have heard the same from UK/EU. Australia is much better but it's a far wealthier country with far fewer people

tempestn 3y ago
Afaik Australia is neither far wealthier nor does it have far fewer people, at least as I would define "far". Let me check.. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity was 62k for Australia VS 58k for Canada last year. Pretty comparable. Population is 40M vs 26M. I guess you could argue that's far fewer people, but in the range of countries those are in the same general vicinity.
- ganeshkrishnan 3y ago
  https://wid.world/document/whats-new-about-inequality-in-australia-canada-new-zealand-and-the-united-states-world-inequality-lab-issue-brief-2020-07/ https://wid.world/document/whats-new-about-inequality-in-aus... Income inequality (when I was there in 2010's) for Canada was twice that of Australia. It (was/is) extremely rare to see homeless people in Australia while in most places in Toronto downtown its impossible to NOT see homeless. If you spend few years in both countries you can clearly see the standard of living difference between both countries. Canadian infrastructure is much more poorer and worse off (my observation, not my complaint)
moltar 3y ago
I’m a Canadian currently living in Portugal. Canadians have been lied to regarding healthcare and it’s quality for way too long. In Portugal I can schedule any specialist doctor visit in a matter of days in advance all online via Calendly like interface. I don’t need to wait for family doctor approval. I can also go and run a lab panel at will, at many locations throughout the city. No dr referenced needed. Costs like 5-10 euros per lab without insurance. When I went to see a dr, he actually spent time talking to me one on one for the full half hour allotted. No rushing. In Canada doctor would run in and out in minutes quickly just dishing out some prescription or a lab. I felt like I was just an item on a conveyor belt.

tempestn 3y ago

Afaik Australia is neither far wealthier nor does it have far fewer people, at least as I would define "far". Let me check.. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity was 62k for Australia VS 58k for Canada last year. Pretty comparable. Population is 40M vs 26M. I guess you could argue that's far fewer people, but in the range of countries those are in the same general vicinity.

ganeshkrishnan 3y ago
https://wid.world/document/whats-new-about-inequality-in-australia-canada-new-zealand-and-the-united-states-world-inequality-lab-issue-brief-2020-07/ https://wid.world/document/whats-new-about-inequality-in-aus... Income inequality (when I was there in 2010's) for Canada was twice that of Australia. It (was/is) extremely rare to see homeless people in Australia while in most places in Toronto downtown its impossible to NOT see homeless. If you spend few years in both countries you can clearly see the standard of living difference between both countries. Canadian infrastructure is much more poorer and worse off (my observation, not my complaint)

moltar 3y ago

I’m a Canadian currently living in Portugal. Canadians have been lied to regarding healthcare and it’s quality for way too long. In Portugal I can schedule any specialist doctor visit in a matter of days in advance all online via Calendly like interface. I don’t need to wait for family doctor approval. I can also go and run a lab panel at will, at many locations throughout the city. No dr referenced needed. Costs like 5-10 euros per lab without insurance. When I went to see a dr, he actually spent time talking to me one on one for the full half hour allotted. No rushing. In Canada doctor would run in and out in minutes quickly just dishing out some prescription or a lab. I felt like I was just an item on a conveyor belt.