This just in, republicans have no problem with socialized medicine...

... as long as they benefit from it.Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism - 404 Not Foundhttp://www.miamiherald.com/...t-getting-low-cost-health.htmlThese bastards want to cut social security and medicare while wanting to raise the retirement age to 67. Yet, they have no problem paying $30 a month for medical insurance for their families. The custodians who clean out their offices have to pay up to 6 times as much for a personal coverage.Republicans make me sick...Edited by Taz, : No reason given.

Thank you, CS, for showing us how biased you are. Would you like to write to publishers of dictionaries to change their definition of what socialized medicine is to exclude your rich republican politicians?

Stating facts is not "smearing".Is Coyote denying that these republicans are using socialized healthcare by choice?

Man Dies From Toothache, Couldn't Afford Meds - ABC News

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A 24-year-old Cincinnati father died from a tooth infection this week because he couldn't afford his medication, offering a sobering reminder of the importance of oral health and the number of people without access to dental or health care.

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According to NBC affiliate WLWT, Kyle Willis' wisdom tooth started hurting two weeks ago. When dentists told him it needed to be pulled, he decided to forgo the procedure, because he was unemployed and had no health insurance.

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When his face started swelling and his head began to ache, Willis went to the emergency room, where he received prescriptions for antibiotics and pain medications. Willis couldn't afford both, so he chose the pain medications.

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The tooth infection spread, causing his brain to swell. He died Tuesday.

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Calls to Willis' family were not immediately returned. University Hospital in Cincinnati, where Willis was admitted, did not comment, citing federal privacy laws.

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"People don't realize that dental disease can cause serious illness," said Dr. Irvin Silverstein, a dentist at the University of California at San Diego. "The problems are not just cosmetic. Many people die from dental disease."

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Willis' story is not unique. In 2007, 12-year-old Deamonte Driver also died when a tooth infection spread to his brain. The Maryland boy underwent two operations and six weeks of hospital care, totaling $250,000. Doctors said a routine $80 tooth extraction could have saved his life. His family was uninsured and had recently lost its Medicaid benefits, keeping Deamonte from having dental surgery.

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Of course if we try anything as a society it would be communism and we all know communism is evil...