At the risk of striking a metabolically-challenged equine, I'd like to share with you something I received in a recent email:
While the idea of a nationalized system sounds good, we've seen that there's scant evidence that it's superior to our own. And because statistics themselves tell only a part of the story, it may be intructive to hear what actually happens to real people, folks just like you and me, who are forced to deal with such systems.
It's not a pretty sight.
[Hat Tip: Elizabeth Terrell]