[Hylton]

Originally Posted by vsound

Coming from someone in Ottawa, where socialized healthcare has been a way of life for some time, that reply surprises me.

However, you can argue about socialism quite a bit. For example, here in the States the same people who complain about America's healthcare becoming socialized are the same ones complaining about their social security going out the window.

Both are socialized programs, and both put capitalism in the back seat. Why trust the government with a percentage of your check every month, but not with your health care?
Why not with your private industries, such as GM, when they are on the brink of collapse?

Someone also stated something about Europeans having no choice in their lives compared to Americans. For what it is worth, I've been to Europe, and they seem to be doing just fine. Probably better than us.

That's the thing - the govt. couldn't organize a 2 car funeral. Private sector will always be able to do things more effectively than the govt.