Ok, I've been saying this for years now. Government-provided healthcare is BETTER than privatized. (caveat: if you're in the richer segment of society, you can pay for private healthcare which will provide you with a higher standard of care than the other 98% of Americans. That shouldn't surprise anyone--these are the same people who can afford an extra 30k to spend on a luxury car that SURPRISE!!! gives you a nicer ride than other cars.)

I'm going to be writing on this subject a lot in the coming weeks, especially given that I've made the Major Life Decision™ to go to medical school after finishing my bachelor's degree. Since that essentially means the next ten or twelve years of my life are GONE, i'll have plenty of time to immerse myself in the questions surrounding healthcare policy, which is what I want to end up doing anyway.