CTenaLouise,

Do I call you Tena ... or Louise?! At least someone can pronounce your name. I truly feel sorry for the next generation. LOL

While I truly respect your opinion, I have to graciously agree to disagree. None of my questions were answered and to take only one aspect of socialism, without understanding all of the implications associated with a socialist society is just not fair.

- What about the farmer who wanted to sell his land to his neighbor and can't because "his neighbor's property is large enough?"

- What about everyone being paid the same wage so that there is absolutely no incentive to be a better employee/business owner. (Our car would honestly be in a mechanic's shop for SIX WEEKS and my husband and I were on the verge of divorce). LOL

- What about students not going to college because the government can both declare a certain discipline is too saturated or worse, that the government will take care of you anyway.

- And, going back to my question regarding Michael Moore. Is he willing to give up his millions (and I mean that literally) so that we could all be equal?

I probably used too harsh of a word by saying that Michael Moore hates the U.S.A. But, even if he is unhappy, and even if he wants to better the United States in general, if he's going to tout something as "socialist" medicine, he better darn well be willing to share his millions with me!! He simply cannot have his cake and eat it, too.

Again, does that mean that our system is perfect? No ... not even close. But, I'd be more inclined to fix our system, by tweaking the kinks, instead of totally be chucking the entire thing. At least we have incentives to be a BETTER doctor!

Again ... if Canada is such a great, wonderful place, why are people not knocking down THEIR doors?

Just so others, who don't know me well, understand what makes me "tick". It's this ...

My standard quote is that Bill Gates married the wrong woman because if I had the wealth that he has, I would help millions (and I mean that literally!)

My other standard quote is this ... "Just because I got lucky and married an engineer, doesn't make me better than anyone else."

As a matter of fact, just yesterday I was talking to my neuro and said that because I don't "have" to work, I am blessed beyond measure. But this, again, is because my husband has ten years of college.

We have a beautiful home, a gorgeous pool (after 20 years of marriage ... to an ENGINEER!) In a socialist society, why would he even contemplate such a thing?

Food for thought, folks ...