In Canada we refer to our old age security, welfare and medicare programs as the social safety net. We are not about to condemn someone to death just because they cannot afford food or medical care. In the USA, they refer to them as entitlements which conjures up spoiled demanding brats demanding special treatment, even though the entitlements are miserly compared with Canada’s safety net. Americans don’t believe they have any obligation to help their fellows. They resent doing it, even to save lives. In contrast, Canadians traditionally have believed they need to look out for each other.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)