Who...me?

Awesome! :)

Chances are if you point fingers you are deflecting blame for your own situation. There are lots of awesome people in the US (from every party) and it will take an ideology of being ONE if they want to get anywhere.

Yeah, they both seemed like they were good people. Either way though, we are all working in a global country and a leader is not necessarily going to impact our personal routes to success.

Yeah, it is whining too! It always whines (74% of the time) after a presidential election...and in whines throughout every week.

I don't believe that the Stock Market would be whining today If, the Business Man had won the election.

You I don't doubt that. The stock market moves based on emotion, not logic... kind of like the way people behave sometimes.

I agree. No one person will have this impact. The government is an entity run by MANY people with MANY different views. Government can do a lot of good but also do a lot of bad, but so can companies and so can people. I am by no means pro government, but I will always remain pro people (and that doesn't mean every man for themselves).

If you want to exceed others in terms of success, you have to be willing to do what they are not willing to do.

What I am getting at is that regardless of your party, regardless of your ideas, and regardless of who gets elected, you still have complete control in terms of your own path. We are lucky being the business of the online world as all we need is the Internet and a device that connects to the Internet (and some hard work) to succeed to any level in which we are willing to reach for.

In regards to people from Canada coming down to the US, I have personally never heard of someone doing this. I don't know anyone that has done this. If you need a surgery here, you get it. You don't have to pay for it and if it is urgent, it will happen immediately. There is no such thing here as "pre existing" conditions.

One thing that you will never hear in Canada is people going bankrupt because of health care. This is another discussion, but our healthcare system although it has some issues, it works and everyone gets it. I pay $55 per month for unlimited doctor visits, surgery, etc...I get help when I need it and I don't have benefits. Most people here have benefits included from their employer. This is another discussion altogether and not the point I was trying to get across.

Hi,
I live in a country where there is free national health service (NHS), as well as private medical doctors/centers .. While the national health services cater for the nationals, the Private doctors, like other independent businesses, offer their services to the home as well as the global market at varying prices .. you've heard of the famous Harley Street in London, where there are lots of renown private clinics . So. people can choose to go to the NHS hospitals or to go private if they can afford it..
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Recently the little 15 year heroine Malala,shot in Pakistan, was transferred to a specialist hospital in UK,.. that's a govt hospital, one of the best in the world....

I Just wanted to show that availing affordable health care to nationals can work too and that the private doctors have to operate competitively.

I don't understand about the issue of people being divided .. all societies the world over, have political parties based on ideological lines .. something most of the autocratic societies are starved of. Individual differences and respect for humanity make the world a better place, it's intolerance that should scare us.

All the best to you all..

Yeah, Health Care in Canada is not something people really think about. It is just there to anyone that needs it. Yes, if you have an elective surgery it may take a bit longer, but the important stuff is handled right away.

@ Kyle: Clients from Canada, associated with my business have complained bitterly about socialized healthcare in Canada, claiming they have had to come to the US for necessary surgery. Otherwise they were going to have to wait 6 months. If it's news to you, then I'm really glad to hear that. I have a friend in Toronto who complained of the same. I'm not making it up.

I believe we need health care reform in the US. Not happy about Obamacare.

As for the point you were making, I agree that we are masters of our own fate, no matter who is president. Sorry if I veered away from your point. Just coming out of the election and shocked.

Certain kinds of legislation can interfere with all business, even the Internet. I've experienced it first hand. No, it hasn't stopped
me, but it hurt real bad and had permanent results. It cost me. I'm not crying about it, but I haven't forgotten either. Sure don't want it to happen again.

@ Rea: We have a two party system in America that is beginning to morph into a different ideology. Also, the demographic is changing. It's no longer the same old America. We are more diverse than ever. Our politico is politically charged and feisty, just like it is in the UK. But in the end, we are just the same old passionate Americans. No matter what party, we stick together. There seems to be more division lately, but it's fake and fueled by the politicians. To know what I am saying, all you have to do is listen to them talk. This was an election like nothing I've ever seen.

I think it is fuelled by the media more so than the politicians. There are party based news channels, CNBC, Fox, CNN (not sure what they are, a bit of both) and then there is real news about politics that is just facts (Al Jazeera). Media skews the mind and too few people read both sides of the story...people watch TV and think they are knowledgeable.

In regards to our healthcare, it is not perfect. Nobody would ever say it was and no system this vast will ever be. But you don't find Canadians going down to the US unless they are rich and want something that has not been deemed elective or experimental...and in many cases people don't go to the US, they go to Thailand or another country where they have medical vacations packages (the same ones people from the US use) as the medical practices are advanced and the price is fractional.

Yes, it is the media. It's very biased. The campaign was scary manipulative too. Caught them in whopper untruths. Maybe that's the game. Thailand, vacation package, advanced at fractional price? Can't beat that. I didn't know about it. Many in US have to go to Mexico for alternative therapies, if therapies haven't been approved by the AMA of FDA. It's very expensive. But sometimes it's a matter of life and death.

A brilliant quote!