Heck, no. Obama and his buddies on the left wish to Europeanize America. On the other hand, I wish to perpetuate the great uniqueness of the greatest nation on earth, which is based on a system of law - at least on paper - where individuals have natural rights which government can't infringe upon (although admittedly, government doesn't always respect those rights). Mandating one-size-fits-all health coverage from government would violate those natural rights as American citizens to take care of our health as we choose. On the other hand, some of McCain's ideas on health insurance will, at least theoretically, move us in the traditional American direction of greater individual freedom in this area. Notice that, unlike the other side, I'm not calling McCain's ideas a complete panacea, but at least his program is much more compatible with traditional American values and law.
“Mandating one-size-fits-all health coverage from government would violate those natural rights as American citizens to take care of our health as we choose.”
Which is, of course, exactly what medicare is.
Since I think it’s coming, I hope that we’ll have something closer to the UK model than the Canadian model when we go to socialized medicine.
It still stinks, but at least there will be some mechanism for care above and beyond the NHS-style care.
But my point is that it is inevitable. If you actually paid the full for your own individual insurance, you would agree with me. If you had a pre-existing condition and tried to buy an individual policy, you would be for socialized medicine.
Businesses want it, more than half of Congress wants it, more than half of the American people want it. Medicare/Medicaid is already in place. When prices skyrocket, year after year, socialized medicine for all is going to come. I think it will come soon.