Originally Posted By: The Dread Pirate Westley
While stationed overseas, in England via the DOD, I was treated to the NHS. Honestly, I couldn't have gotten that level of service on-base.


Maybe you and I have different standards, but I had to deal with socialist healthcare in France and Japan when I went to the Istres Air Base and Camp Zama. In both instances, the service was sluggish and intolerable. The queues were enormous and I didn't get to pick the specialists I needed or wanted to see. There was a huge wait period just for me to see a doctor who had to confirm my condition so he could allow me to see a specialist (not to mention they forced me to register for a medical card). Even after that, I wasn't even allowed to pick the specialist.

England may be different, but I've heard that their system isn't so dissimilar from France.

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I have sampled two forms of socialized health care, the US military


I would disagree with the idea the US military's medical policy qualifies as socialist. It seems more analogous to an occupational health-plan.

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Your point here is invalid. The fact that Canada changed only serves my position on the matter, instead of weakening it.


Honestly, I don't see how it can be reasoned either way. China brought back the execution of newborn baby girls, does that mean we should follow suit just because they feel that's more enlightened?