Why are some Americans so opposed to universal healthcare?

Chris Gay says while the rest of the developed world has largely accepted the government's role in ensuring affordable health care, the US remains stuck in an endless debate full of misinformation perpetuated by rich interest groups. read more

Not only is the whole health care reform issue too complicated for most people to understand, not only is it infested with special interest groups and tainted in the eyes of the public with notions of 'over-dependence on the government', there is also an ideological difference in the US towards basic human rights which most countries that have adopted universal health care, didn't have to deal with. read more