Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
I don't think anyone suggested it was "free." On the consumer side, it's consistent from individual to individual, which is the key point of this thread ... on the provider side, costs aren't inflated with huge marketing bills and duplicative administrative expenses.
To me the real bonus is not that our health care is "free", because it's not, but that paying for it is not optional. And that good health care is not only for the well-to-do or for those who plan well. It has a cost, but these are still good things in my book. But I realize that these are hot political topics in the US and I won't pretend to know what it's like. It's a different world.