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First let me ask that you describe yourself as a Liberal -— big L not little l.... nxt, as far as single-payer universal health care is concerned.... you already have it and have had it in its current organized form since about the mid-1920’s it is called your local Health Department and AHEC’s... today, the scope of services available vary widely primarily dependent on what you VOTE ON LOCALLY!!!!

That doesn't cover medicine, or surgery, or any of the numerous things that are forcing people into bankruptcy.

Anywho, I digress what is terribly amiss with your logic is that in some dream world, you truly believe that government can do it better and for more people.... then let me ask you this, if that is truly the case, then why over thousands of years of history has that NOT BEEN the case???? Tell me, show me, where has it worked???

Sweden.

Ah Sweden... they just took a play out of the book of the Netherlands.... you want to know what that is... euthanasizing the elderly, sick, dying and handicapped; therefore cutting a huge chunk out of their “universal healthcare” budget -— PLEASE for the love of GOD EDUCATE YOURSELF...and I hardly call a top income tax rate of 60% successful....

As far as your local Health Departments and AHEC’s covering medicine, surgery or the “numerous” other things that you allude to.... as I pointed out in my post that you obviously FAILED to digest.... scope of services vary widely primarily due to the fact that it takes local participation to outline what SERVICES will/will not be covered.... when was the last time you went to one of your local townhall meetings with your local government and pushed for more services to be covered by your local Health Department or that your publically-financed local hospital use more of its local, state and federal monies to help those in need???? When was the last time you petitioned your state certification board to require doctors give X number of hours of community service in order to remain certified!!!! Quit looking to the government to do for you what you SHOULD BE doing for yourself....

Here I will help you start some of your own education... read this, if you dare.......
http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/reagan/reagan1975.asp