I doubt the people of any nation enjoy paying for health services to those of other nations. Nonetheless, the US taxpayer does through foreign aid, and at home via the emergency room.
>> I know that Britain’s health care was free to Soviet citizens as the Soviet health care was free for British citizens.
Exactly the problem - it creates a vacuum.
Regarding Palin’s statement, neither of us defended the so-called virtues of Socialized medicine.
I am just pointing out that she couldn’t take advantage of Canada’s free health care, because as an American citizen it wouldn’t be free for her.
That’s in addition to the fact that Canada’s health care system was just being put into effect at the time.
And the fact that she had nothing to say about where her parents went for health care.