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I don't think canadians are more enterprenual than americans

Perhaps not; but we might be even less entrepreneurial without universal health care. I know I would never have started working on tarsnap if I was living in the US.

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I'd have been in a lot of trouble. I was very sick in my early 20s and from a not so well-off background. The doctor that got me back on track is world-renowned and I was able to waltz right in his office and see him for "free" like anyone else. If I lived in (most?) states I'd probably never even think of quitting my job.

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