Omitting the Auto-industry (I am having a hard time understanding how that particular industry being owned by the government is one of THREE steps toward "socialism" in the first place), and banking industry (which I can understand completely) this article just popped up regarding an aspect of our healthcare system that I thought was rather interesting and relevant. It is, however, skewed toward the single-payer mentality and I haven't been able to find the actual study, only this article.

http://tinyurl.com/pulmjn/

It begins:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical bills are behind more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a report they said demonstrates that healthcare reform is on the wrong track.

More than 75 percent of these bankrupt families had health insurance but still were overwhelmed by their medical debts, the team at Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School and Ohio University reported in the American Journal of Medicine.

I've never experienced a socialist healthcare system but if these stats are true...i'd have to agree with Pae.