A post that readherring put up discussing his interest in what he calls 'even-handed political information' has morphed into a discussion of socialism expressed through health care. I've responded most recently, so of course I have the upper hand.

It's here.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/readherring/202250.html

Mr. Herring posed a question into some expat LJ community asking about US/UK health care differences looking for support of his position. The responses are fantastically interesting from several perspectives, although I think the general concensus is that each system has pros and cons but the US wins for quality and speed of definitive (as opposed to stabilizing) care.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/brits_americans/412741.html