Politicians love to use examples of other countries who have had “success” with various programs. The worst was probably the Soviet Experiment that, according to CIA statistics, was phenomenally successful, and yet the Berlin wall collapsed and communism was found wanting yet again. Statistical measures turned out to be quite inaccurate and misinformed. This is happening today in health care as people always say how much Canadians love their health care system and yet you can speak to many who say just the opposite. Paul Krugman made the fatal mistake of actually asking a small group on national TV, check it out:
