[Nik Naym]

"Yikes. Socialized medicine doesn't look so bad. At least you don't end up a pauper because you got sick."

No, you end up dead because you had to wait too long for that needed life-saving medical procedure that has been rationed.

Nik

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

No, you end up dead because you had to wait too long for that needed life-saving medical procedure that has been rationed. Nik

I've got relatives in Europe. While many times they have had to wait a long time to see a doctor, no one died.

I'm not putting up socialized medicine as the solution, but our own system is far from utopian.

[A. Pole]

[Nik Naym:] No, you end up dead because you had to wait too long for that needed life-saving medical procedure that has been rationed.

This is the old Hush Bimbo spiel. Look at the REAL outcome - the life expectancy ranking:

6 Japan 81.15
7 Sweden 80.40
12 Canada 80.10
16 France 79.60
21 Israel 79.32
25 Greece 79.09
43 Jordan 78.24
48 United States 77.71
54 Albania 77.24

And guess who spends the most money?