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Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care (HuffingtonPost.com)
3/09/2010 07:24:07 AMReuters – Sarah Palin talks with a supporter during her book signing of her new book 'Going Rogue' at Barnes … Sam Stein Sam Stein – Mon Mar 8, 12:26 pm ETFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system. "We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada," Palin said in her first Canadian appearance since stepping down as governor of Alaska. "And I think now, isn't that ironic?" The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada's health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and 'death-panel'-like rationing. Clearly, however, she and her family once found it more alluring than, at the very least, the coverage available in rural Alaska. Up to the age of six, Palin lived in a remote town near the closest Canadian city, Whitehorse. Officials at several hospitals in that area declined to give out information on patient visits. Related blogs: Lincoln Mitchell: Sarah Palin's Canadian Health Care, Dean Baker: Governor Palin's Crazed Health Care Rant: Blame the Washington Post Read More: Canada Health Care, Palin Canada, Palin Health Care, Palin Speech, Sarah Palin
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