re: #364 opnion

Locker, Single payer is indeed Socialism. If the government controls payment to medical providers they in effect set all ofthe rules, what is & is not coverd & when treatment is denied etc .
No matter who does or does not like it, it is Socialism.

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Socialism - Noun

* S: (n) socialism (a political theory advocating state ownership of industry)
* S: (n) socialism, socialist economy (an economic system based on state ownership of capital)