I don't really have much to say about this, most of it's been said and some people aren't going to change their minds no matter how logical your argument is.
If anything I would just like to say that even if i'm not American, my American friends are all very desperate for a system similar to the one in Britain. It's not perfect, but really nothing is.
I was born in Scotland, and I took the health system for granted, I went and seen a doctor (Either same day appointment or day later), I got my free check up them went to the chemist and got my free pills. Then I go back to school, learn and then become a productive member of society again. Now that I live in Ireland I no longer take it for granted. Now I pay 50 euro to see a doctor, and another 40 for my pills.
I have chronic ear problems and it's hard getting that sort of money every month. I can only imagine what it would be like to live in America with more serious problems. It makes me sad
Back home people don't even think like that, they don't think "I don't believe i'm paying for other peoples medicine". It's just part of the taxes, the same taxes that pays for the roads you pay for everyone to use and the schools other peoples children go to and the firemen and policemen who service your community.