Amen!  If socialism comes to the US it will start the 2nd Civil War between idealogies not North vs. South and I will be among the first to serve in the infantry for true American values.

Well you got that bit right lol

Why is Free Health Care considered a bad thing? It derives from socialism, but it doesn't mean its bad. I guess you guys must think all Canadians are Socialists! :P

Generally because free healthcare has a lot of problems itself... lots of canadians come to the US for medical care for example.

a hybrid system works best if you ask me.

I was actually saying that in a sarcastic way, I just forgot the /sarcasm.

I think that it doesn't hurt anybody to have a look at the way other people might be doing things, and maybe borrowing a little bit of the good pieces from that. I mean, that's what America was built on, right? Isn't that why we are referred to as the "melting pot"?

I wouldn't mind one bit seeing a socialized health care system implimented in the U.S.

this...

By the way, I'm a capatalist, but to be honest, I think having a hardcore capatalist take on finances would just fuck up a country, you need a bit of socialism to balance things out. Not much, barely any, but some.

this too

Seriously, the reason why free healthcare is seen as bad is because the Government is the one who needs to decide how much demand each region and area is going to need healthcare wise... and the government sucks at planning things.

So what happens is that people are forced on waiting lists, often for vital surgeries.  In canada for example people who need vital surgeries are often sent to the US.

That's really the problem, the government has to set supply and guage demand... and the government is likely to screw that up...

While supply vs demand in a free market system lets the market adjust.

the couple canadians i've talked to have it the other way around.  it's easy to fast track the vital health needs but if you want to do anything "elective" fat chance.

@Kaz

While that doesn't sound like an ultra great system, I think it's still better than what we have here in the states.

My Father-in-law has a bad back. It's so bad that he cannot walk straight up and down anymore, he always has to bend over and will probably be using a cane soon.

He has to take care of my mother and my disabled nephew on a day to day basis, but if he gets much worse, he won't even be able to take care of himself, let alone them.

He hasn't gone to get his back fixed because him and mom are too damn broke.

So, even though it would suck for him to be put on a waiting list, chances are, it would still be better than not getting anything done at all.