Crank case

Christian Century, May 17, 2005

> CRANK CASE: The province of Ontario makes more cars than the state of Michigan. And most of these Canadian-made cars are manufactured by America's big three automakers: GM, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler. The reason: Canada's national health care system. An American worker costs auto manufacturers 86,500 per year for health care, but in Canada, which has a government-run and -funded program, the cost is just $800 (Newsweek, April 18).