# Devil's advocate: saving America from socialized medicine.

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 26, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-advocate-saving-america-from-socialized-medicine/483032 "2009-01-26T07:39:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-advocate-saving-america-from-socialized-medicine/483032/32 "2009-01-26T21:58:33Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> Doesn’t seem to happen here.

There are other things which happen in the United States but not in Canada. For example, our murder rate is roughly triple yours, mainly because we have a big underclass which is pretty good at causing social problems.

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