OK, I'm getting more and more pissed off. I hear over and over again the same mantra about how a single payer system would lead to the type of service you get at the DMV (department of motor vehicles). Well, I went to the DMV today at lunch time to get my driver's license renewed. It took less than ten minutes and the people there were, if not overtly friendly, at least tolerably helpful. I left thinking that if my doctor's office was as efficient I'd be thrilled. It made me remember that all of my DMV experiences have been relatively easy (even in a dense urban environment), a lot easier than many of my doctor's visits actually. I have spent inumerably more hours waiting in doctor's offices with my expensive private insurance (PPO) than I ever have at any government office (DMV, USPS, etc...).
My vote is for a government run health system that would be much more efficient than anything we have right now.
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