Maybe we could afford to spend tax money on health care if we weren't protecting those silly socialist countries who wank about how America sucks, while basking in the freedom our military affords them.

yeah but he still makes a great point
1 that deserves a better response then just America isn't "everywhere else".

You are hysterically irrational. Much more of our paycheck already goes missing because we don't have health care. You are a bright boy, try an economy of scale. A country can and does negotiate vastly lower prices for health care than an individual, that's why medicine in Germany that cost's 30 dollars costs over 200 here. Yes, America is infantile and arrogant and ignorant for screwing themselves on principle, and living in crap rather than admitting the government is better at some things. Somewhere along the line, American babies were never told by their mommies that you can't not do something, just because "WAHHH! I DON' WANNA." Oh, yes, heap on the nonsense of how the economy will be DESTROOOOYED! As if Canada and the EU aren't filthy, stinking rich. I'm sorry you think the crap you spew is logical, but it is right wing propaganda, the poison put in the machine by Reagan. His day is almost gone, thank God. The adults are back and screechy babies like you will just have to shut up and stop helping pharmaceutical companies screw the country over with your dumb "principles."

And what are these actual problems that invalidate national healthcare?

Hillary said about 20% of the uninsured are 20 year olds who believe they are indestructable......but when you look at the population most associated with risky lifestyles, gang shootings, drugs, speeding, trauma....it's these "indestructables"......many have no job......live with parents or are "students" sucking off their parents teets.......the thing about young people and trauma is they are the ones who have strong hearts and linger for months and years......you don't wanna know how much that costs.......

In my opinion, a state-funded healthcare service should be provided in addition to the existing private system, allowing people choice and maintaining employment. This does reflect the current situation with medicare/medicaid, however this should be greatly expanded to cover all procedures.

Let me add that private health insurance may gradually be "phased out" as the national plan gains prominence and generates its own employment.

How does it limit the doctors and patients choices? What about the people with no health care, they don't have doctors or choices? That seems pretty limited to me.

Some doctors (today, even) don't like working with Medicaid cause they don't pay out enough. Plus, if doctor's charge too high a rate, federal health insurance won't pay if you see a doctor like that.

I just think a federal system has too many oppurtunites to fall apart... and it's extremely risky... and I think it's a risk we shouldn't take, ESPECIALLY after an administration that thought it was a good idea to cut taxes AND fight a global war. We can't transition to a massive federal program like this with the economy in the shape it is right now.