Quote Originally Posted by Nomilynn View Post
I certainly hope this was not directed toward me.
No it wasnt.

Quote Originally Posted by phesina View Post
I'm the evil hijacker, because after Marigold posted her questions about the English and Canadian systems, I also asked our British and Canadian friends (and, for that matter, those of other countries with national health plans) whether they'd rather have a system like ours.
Never called you evil, only that it should be a different thread. The OP asked for opinions of their health care systems, not a comparison of theirs to ours. I really would have liked to have seen how the English, Canadians, Germans, and other socialist countries rated their systems, without comparing them to other countries.

I certainly wasn't trying to "hijack" any discussion, which I'm not sure what that means but I gather it implies I'm trying to steer it towards a particular point of view. I'm not, but I would also like facts and honest answers pro and con regarding the different systems, which it seemed to me was what Marigold was looking for.
I dont think you meant to steer the discussion in any way but your question had the unintended consequence of doing so and it did.

The rest of your questions Ill gladly answer in another thread.