I did the same. Nothing nefarious on my work laptop, but I used it for websurfing (avoiding questionable sites), booking trips, etc.
Then I realized how stupid that was even though my employer was fine with and was never strict with how a work laptop is used.
I realized not only did I not want my work to know what I'm doing on my personal time, the risk of cross-contamination and being accused of stealing confidential documents or a personal text making it look like I'm doing something wrong is too high.
I bought my own cell phone and laptop and now never use my work equipment for anything but work. Not worth the risk.
You’re ignoring the fact that provinces can’t fund technology that the federal government hasn’t reviewed and negotiated a price for.
So yes there may be differences between provinces in terms of when they fund what restrictions are put on it, the overall trend across Canada is pretty consistent.
And as I said Canadians don’t get the same care as Americans so concluding the higher cost is entirely higher prices for the same thing is false.
McKinsey did a nice analysis of what is driving US healthcare costs. It compares category spending to OECD then compared price and volume.
Turns out the US pays a bit more for drugs (relative to total spend), a little more for inpatient care and a TON more for outpatient care but half of the increase is volume, not price.
As someone who works in healthcare globally, the difference in US care is stark. Americans get much early and more access to new technology than other countries.
If your lymphoma has returned and you have a 20% of living more than a few years the best care is CAR-T with cure rates close to 60%.
Check out CAR-T rates in the US versus Europe, it’s almost 3x. The US started using it in 2014 and Singapore just started paying for last year (11 years later). Even in Europe adopt only ramped up in the last 5 years.
So yes prices are higher, but a big part is more aggressive care with more expensive treatment.
Canada doesn’t pay for ambulances unless it’s truly an emergency. Think you’re having a heart attack but you’re not? Time to pony up hundreds of dollars
Describing a benefit (or cost) over a population doesn’t directly translate to decision making at the individual level.
We can say that you should alway take a bet that has an 80% probability of a 10x payout, because the outcome is positive, it wouldn’t be smart to bet your entire network as many outcomes are negative.
I’ve lived in 2 out of 3 of those countries and I can assure you people get away with fraud and corruption all the time.
If you’re well connected (or making the right people rich) they are happy to overlook it. But if you bite off too much and they need a head to roll they will find one (usually someone lower level).
I mean look at the number of military leader simply dismissed in China for massive corruption. They get a fat pension and go away quietly and the small guy pays with his life.
Not sure I’d be expounding the greatness of that system.
Absolutely, and plenty of companies have made that mistake.
But the point is locking up money in a 3% margin business doesn’t impress investors.
So you either need to improve the margin with lower costs or higher price (or both). Or bail from the market entirely and put your money in something that makes more money.