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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
What little support socialized medicine gets is from those who believe it will function as well as their idealized concept of it expects it to. take that away and you'll cut the slight tenuous hold the idea garners here in the U.S.
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I presume you mean little support in the US, because in the countries that have it (such as Ireland, the UK, Australia, most of continental Europe) it certainly enjoys almost universal support.
If you're basing your argument against a state healthcare system on the erroneous assumption that people who have it don't want it or support it, then you're
waaaay off base.
For example in Ireland, the UK and Australia, it is a recurring election theme. Parties that propose increased funds and improvements for the system are more popular than those who do not. In fact, I'm unaware of
any party in those countries that propose it be scrapped.
I can't understand why you feel it necessary to criticise the system, or simply make incorrect statements along the lines that "it doesn't work" when that's patently untrue. If you don't support it because of political reasons, then fine. But don't spout simply untruths like "[it has] little support" etc.
I'm confused as to how you can say that. Maybe in America it's not popular, but where do you get your opinion that it's not popular (or working) in the countries that already have it?!
Mr Mephisto