1. Cost. People are very concerned that their taxes will increase phenomenally. Social Security has ended up taking a lot larger chunk of our paychecks than people in the '30's and '40's anticipated. Government programs do tend to do that. Whatever they tell you it will cost, bet it will cost more eventually.
2. Long waits for necessary medical procedures. Lots of people from Canada come here for procedures, if they can afford to. There is a reason. (And wasn't there a set of Canadian quadruplets that was born in this country, specifically because Canada didn't have the facilities? I'm a bit fuzzy on the details.)
3. Healthcare rationing. There was an article posted on here within the last day or so saying that in Great Britain they are recommending that the elderly and ailing be allowed to die.
Common sense! NOOOOOO!!!!
Why do you think gas costs $8-9 a gallon in the UK? It's all taxes.
Time for a little bouncy. If you haven't noticed, bad eyes run in my family. My grandmother has lived in the same small northeast English town her entire life and developed cataracts a few years ago. After being placed on a 12-month waiting list, she was allowed to have surgery to have ONE of them removed. After that surgery was done, she was placed on another waiting list for 9 months to have the other one removed.
In comparison, my problems were treated and (I hope) resolved within three months.