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But in terms of Kerry as a candidate...
The fact that he isn't proposing a universal healthcare plan is appalling. But of course I wouldn't expect either a Republican/Democrat to institute such a plan as they both see the market as the highest order or economic control.
But it seems that without universal healthcare (amongst other publicly-funded programs), the country could never claim to be a TRUE democracy. A right to a healthy living seems so fundamental.
Public pressure seems to be nowhere near as strong as it should be, and it's probably do to the fact that a stigma of "communism" revolves around any publicly-funded programs. "Big Government" is another term thrown around. Taxes wouldn't even need to be raised if they were diverted from the overbloated military.