I always thought that British attitudes toward universal health care were more deeply rooted than mere Soviet envy during the Attlee government.
Anyway, here is positive view of something being done to plug the gaps left by America's health care "system" (*cough*), free clinics:
Moreover, I do hope that the small-c conservatives steer the debate toward health-care. I think many of them are in denial (or, at least, have their eye off the ball) about what is going on.
Here's a tidbit: The USA spend nearly twice a percentage of its GDP on health care than do the U.K.
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