I just don't get countries like the USA who have a large proportion of the population who think that free health care is a bad idea. Ultimately they would pay a lot less in taxes than they now pay in insurance and the medical profession / pharmaceutical industry would have to stop running their businesses for profit. It's adding profit into the equation that doesn't make sense. Sure, pay workers a decent and equitable wage; cover the cost of pharma research and development, but cut out the profit to the middle man and no one need go wthout health care, whatever their personal circumstances..