britain, like canada, has great healthcase if youre healthy. if you get stage 3 cancer, its not so great. some things in this country are extremely expensive health care wise, but what do you expect, its health care! any idea how much it costs to develop a simple cholesterol lowering drug? its pretty mind blowing. luckily in america we are always on the cutting edge of medical technology. if you need an expensive surgery and can't afford it, at least in this country you can raise the funds and get support from others. while it may be expensive, there are options, thats the beauty. in canada and britain, if they say no, you are 100% screwed. not a thing you can do. (well, canadians can come here and pay cash, but i don't think that counts because thats just another perk of our system). our health care needs to be reformed, make no mistake about it. but there are small changes that can be made that could make a big difference. if nothing else, why not try it first before ramming a hugely expensive change down our throats before anyone can even read the thing? its the same thing with the stimulus, why not focus the money and energy on specific things instead of trying to get it fixed with the shotgun effect. its like if youre car wasn't running properly and instead of taking the time to find out what it is and be efficient, you went out and bought a new car. it makes no sense