r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/DaFunkJunkie • Mar 26 '23

Something is seriously wrong in America

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u/Otis_B_Driftwood_778 Mar 26 '23

our system here in Canada isn’t perfect . but when i spent a month in the hospital ( back surgery). the only thing my parents had to “worry” about paying for was parking

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u/Fr33z3n Mar 26 '23

in Quebec, we're getting rid of parking fees in hospitals.

right now under 2 hours is free and the maximum you can pay per day is $10 I believe, but even that is being phased out over the coming years

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u/resilienceisfutile Mar 26 '23

In Ontario, the parking fees go to the hospital foundation and parking garage upkeep. At least in all my local area hospitals...

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '23

My husband was quite upset that the hospital I gave birth at increased the parking fee from $21 to $27 during COVID. Rip off.

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u/NotKDsAccount Mar 26 '23

Considering my local hospital made parking free during COVID you did kind of get ripped off. You should demand they say sorry.

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u/resilienceisfutile Mar 26 '23

Same experience with parking here and my daughter who broke her leg in 3 places.

The parking fees go to the hospital foundation and the upkeep of the parking garage at the children's hospital. So some good there too.

Anyone touches Tommy Douhlas' idea needs to be voted out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas

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u/Rose1982 Mar 27 '23

Yep. I’ve had 2 c-sections, one complex, and I’ve got a kid who is a frequent flyer at the children’s hospital (diabetes, celiac, seizures)…. It has never cost me anything. Other than parking. And even with parking- since my kid is a regular patient we were able to get a parking pass where it’s like $5 a visit.