Country's with socialized medicine vs the USA (Personal Income Tax)

Ok - so you dont mind paying more MONEY in order to get a SERVICE. Why not pay that money that you would pay in taxes to a private insurer for insurance? I love it when we talk taxes and there is always one or two people that say "I dont mind paying higher taxes if i get something for it", there is always at least one - its like they wouldnt shell out money on their own accord to pick up private insurance but if the government forces them to, they dont have a problem with it? Does this make any rational/logical sense at all? By the way, nothing stops you from writing a check to the federal government, you can, should you choose, pay more income taxes and make a donation to uncle sam at the end of the year if you think that he can spend your money better than you can. I dont know, perhaps some people actually would rather give the government money and expect them to spend it rather than spending that money themselves - for me, it makes no sense whatsoever.

Why not socialize housing and food as well? Why not socialize higher learning? Lets just socialize everything while were are at it? Why not right? Its called I like to have money in my paycheck after taxes are taken out. If you like the government taking all your money why dont you just give more during tax time nothing is stopping you.

No it doesnt make rational logical sense -- And what kind of government insurance are you going to get from Nancy Pelosi? You probably will pay less money, premium wise, for your socialist insurance but you will no doubt in the end be paying higher taxes and if the care you get from your bloated government insurance is anything like UK or Canada you can keep it. .

How do I get to pay only 29% tax....I am single and pay 37% fed. tax and am lucky to live in a state with no state income tax... I think those numbers are a little off, or I am just being really screwed when it comes to tax... I have a single friend in the U.K. and her tax is alot lower than mine... She pays in about 29.5% per year!! which is still high, but she does have medical coverage at no cost out of pocket!! If we could have all the people in the country covered, I wouldn't care if I payed the same as i do now or even a little more... Insurance and pharm. companies have made enough money on the backs of americans..enough is enough!!! They can make less money. If they don't want to do that, then let them go somewhere else ...They both have sucked the medical industry dry.. It has to change.. How many pt's do we have to see that can't afford their medicines before we as a country do something about it?

The website from NPR does not count. NPR is blatantly liberal, there facts and figures are as corrupt as Hugo Chavez.
Please stop listening to NPR and MSNBC.