I've been getting interested in this debate after reading these 3 articles.
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It seems to me that the middle classes should be welcoming the plan. The lower paid and poor get free health care (medicare and medicaid) yet the middle classes don't because their companies or they themselves can't afford it. Why are they complaining when they'll be getting it for free (or cheaper at least)?
Why are you guys across the pond so terrified of socialism? It's very different from communism so you won't have Castro of Putin knocking on your door. Plus the government won't be controlling or interfering with you any more than they already do. That's not socialism.
And this Death Panel idea is nuts. As if any developed country is going to put something like that into place. Use some grey matter and spot obvious political spin. Right wingers are so easy to manipulate anywhere in the world.
A good example of spin are the comments made about steven hawkins not living in the UK and not benefiting from the NHS. Exactly the opposite is true and Prof hawkins said as much.
Republicans do seem bitter about losing still (like their last successful leader did the world any good).