Most SB owners don’t live in a mansion. They don't take many vacations. They drive economy cars and don’t dress in Armani suits.

They comply with the same local, state and Federal regulations that the big guys do, but pay a larger percentage of their budget to lawyers, accountants and consultants to help wade through the sea of regulation.

Their employee compensation packages are very competitive. Many of their employees have been with them for over ten years. They even make loans to their employees so that they can purchase cars, homes, and help their kids go to college.

More importantly, they have taken bigger risks, worked longer hours and sacrificed more than the vast majority of those with an entitlement mentality.

I have been to many of those countries that you mentioned. I didn't step on any nails so I've not sampled their healthcare system but the facts are widely known.

Taking a closer look at the universal healthcare programs in other countries and you’ll find not everything is so great. In Canada, wait times to see specialists have sent many people with the funds to private care. I’m pulling statistics here, but it takes 22 months for residents of Saskatchewan to get an MRI. 57% of Canadians report having to wait a month just to see a specialist. As a result of long wait times and certain services not covered in the national plan many citizens in universal health care provided countries must still obtain private insurance. That defeats the whole purpose of a universal system because many people would opt out of getting private insurance creating the same problem the US currently faces.

Perhaps the most important disadvantage of universal health care is the fact that the government would be in charge. Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security are run by the government. Both of these programs are on track to bankrupt themselves, partially due to surplus mismanagement and partially due to an aging population. Bloated bureaucracies are sort of an American icon. We set up massive social welfare programs and they are abused by citizens and politicians. If a US universal healthcare plan were to generate a surplus, our government would then borrow from it and ruin the whole system for everyone. The simple fact is our government can’t be trusted to handle social programs, whether it be from bureaucratic or demographic mismanagement.

You Contrarian should START listening to Glen and Rush. Get away from your sound bites and know that competition fosters innovation! There is a reason that pharmaceuticals and biotechnology are two of the fastest growing industries in the US. Where serious money is to be made, entrepreneurs wake up earlier and work later. Your mentality of taking from the wage payer to give to the wage earner is fostering a society that has lost it's self reliance. Wait till that whole mass of people get on medicaid and join others that are seeing three doctors a week.

The Government should provide for our common defense and deliver the mail!