On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:33:13 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

So, now tell me if you think there's any serious discussion about having the
US move to a Canadian-style scheme? Most people realize will need a uniquely
American program, which will be a hybrid of several systems.

Sorry but I'm not going to discuss it further, after all this is
supposed to be a boating group. My point is, and was, that
governmental health care is not necessarily utopia, and that it is a
mistake to rush in just because it is politically expedient. My other
point is that we can barely afford the entitlement programs that are
now in place.