[meaghanchan]

The same arguments keep getting re-interated over and over, and I know no one's interested in changing their minds (that goes for me, too). All I can say is I've lived in countries with socialized health care, and in countries without socialized health care, and I know which I prefer, and I have an opinion on which seems better for the community as a whole. Socialized health care means much more than health care: It means more people happier, doing what they want to do in life rather than just doing what's required to get health insurance. It means better arts. It means better culture. It means fewer people getting married partly so they can be covered under their partner's benefits (Is that good for a society? Cause it happens a lot.) Yeah, tax time hurts a little bit more. But we already pay A LOT in taxes. There are too many people who pay taxes to cover other people's health insurance, who can't even afford health insurance for themselves. Socialized health care isn't perfect, but having lived with it and without it, my opinion is that it's the best alternative.