[te_chris]

You say that as if socialised medicine is somehow novel and untested? Look at most of the Commonwealth countries, there are no shortage of students applying to study medicine and they still get paid well. Take your blinkers off - or leave them on to be honest, I'm super happy with my socialist healthcare (which I supplement with cheap private cover for faster elective procedures).

[IanDrake]

Look at most of the Commonwealth countries. Which one specifically?

>I'm super happy with my socialist healthcare

Net consumers are typically very happy in socialist environments, no shock there.

[beagle3]

> Net consumers are typically very happy in socialist environments, no shock there.

99.9% are net consumers when it comes to healthcare. So you're saying we shouldn't do something that makes everyone happy?

The 0.1% providers should be made happy. Apparently, despite the claims laid by many Americans who argue this, almost every other western country has managed to make those providers happy enough to not all quite en masse and leave everyone without access to healthcare.