@peanut2, i believe the cashier window was in a NHS hospital in London. But nevertheless is an universal healthcare system an issue what no western european want to miss, it gives you a feeling of safety when you will get treatment if needed and when you donīt have to care about the costs.
America is here often described as "the country with unlimited possibilities", it might be right. What is the sense when i could (theoratically) easy become a millionaire but when i stay a mid-class citizen and would not be able to afford medical treatment if i would need it ? It seems the unlimited possibilities are limited.
Those healthcare systems are pretty expensive, thatīs true, but they have nothing to do with socialism. Most of those who use such words donīt know what socialism really is, this is a small difference to me.