It's Socialized Medicine! (Optional)

88. I understand that you are opposed to universal health insurance, because it is "socialized medicine." Is this correct?

89. By "socialized medicine," are you concerned that the government runs it, not private enterprise?

90. Based on the 2000 World Health Organization (WHO) report, which we discussed earlier, these so called "socialized medicine" systems in Canada, U.K. and Europe out perform our private-enterprise system by a wide margin in terms of cost efficiency, maintaining the "well being" of the population, and health care satisfaction. (Refer to WHO data discussed earlier; see also U. Maine report referenced earlier.)

91. Are you aware that for anyone over 65 years, they are covered by Medicare-a so called "socialized medicine" system?

92. Whether Medicare is "socialized medicine" or not, doesn't' seem to concern those covered by Medicare. Try to reduce Medicare benefits, and the 38 million member AARP will be up in arms!

93. Using the term "socialized medicine" is a clever "sound bite" meant to manipulate negative emotions about government provided services.

94. Would you agree that we should be thinking rationally about the issues-free from manipulation by emotional "sound bites"?