There are a lot of people who live in Canada and come to the U.S. for medical treatment.

You get what you pay for in medicine.

My mother had a lump in her breast and had to wait almost a month for a biopsy because she had HMO insurance. The daughter of co-worker was diagnosed with a brain tumor and got one of the best surgeons to remove it at Stanford in one or two days, he had PPO insurance.

My mothers procedure only cost a few $15 co-pays, my co-worker paid thousands.

In Canada I think you get a candy striper.

Fairness isn't a loophole.

I was complaining a lot when it took that long for my mother to get treated, especially because my parents could have said screw insurance and paid out of pocket to get it done immediately.

The people that care about knives enough are going to make sure they find the good deals or they are going to pay the price. If this was run like the Canadian health care system, you would be getting a knife made of 1050 carbon steel with no warranty.