I don't have the energy to go dig up links to support any arguments right now, but I will say that the US is so freaking far in debt already that anything else is just icing on the cake. The numbers are so high as to be imaginary and therefore unreal and not worth paying attention to, or at least that seems to be the impression I'm getting from our government and their free-handedness with money for all sorts of sh*t that is doing more to eff us and the next four generations over hardcore.
Free health care isn't free. They all get their money from somewhere else, but at the same time, being able to be seen and treated without having to take out a second mortgage would be awesome. Not to mention the fact that I WOULD FREAKING LOVE to be able to get the mammogram my doctor has been pushing me to get for almost a year now, but health insurance won't pay for it until I meet some astronomical deductible. And I can't afford it otherwise. But, should I get cancer and they have to chop off my boobs and eradicate the rest of my health and self-image, well that'll be covered. Never mind how many more thousands of dollars it would cost the companies by that point.
Nothing ever goes like it should.