Romney doesn't care about 47% of americans

[Kasz216]

TruckOSaurus said:

Kasz216 said:

TruckOSaurus said:

So everyone in Canada is receiving welfare?

Yes.  Look up the definition of Welfare... and you'll notice universal healthcare fits the bill.

Or, at least those who take out more then they put in anyway.

Just looked it up to see if I had the wrong impression of what welfare was. To me someone "on welfare" was someone who didn't work and received financial aid.

The definition I found for "on welfare" was "Receiving regular assistance from the government or private agencies because of need." so I don't think all Canadians would fall under this since healthy people don't receive regular assistance for the universal healthcare system.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welfare

a : aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need  (Universal Healthcare certaintly is that, no?)

b : an agency or program through which such aid is distributed

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/welfare

financial or other assistance to an individual or family from a city, state, or national government: Thousands of jobless people in this city would starve if it weren't for welfare.

4.

( initial capital letter  ) Informal . a governmental agency that provides funds and aid to people in need, especially those unable to work.

I'd say Universal Healthcare counts as either of those as well.