The fact is, if everyone in a nation shares the medical costs of the nation in an equal fashion, then everyone can afford it, because most people aren't sick most of the time. That's the way a single payer plan works, and that's socialism.

I pay less than $1,000 a year in Canadian taxes to support a national system like that, and that gives me free medical coverage to visit my family doctor or get treatment in any public hospital or medical facility. I call that one hell of a good deal!

How much private health insurance would I have to pay a year in the USA to get the same services? Hmmm? $10,000 or more?