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If you think wait times are bad now, just wait until universal health care passes and anybody can go to those same specialists for "free". When going to the doctor no longer requires a small personal financial sacrifice, we're going to turn into a nation of hypochondriacs.
Imagine the wait to see your gastroenterologist when everybody who has an upset stomach is in line to see him.
Imagine the wait to see your orthopaedist when everybody who has a bruise is in line to see him.
Imagine the wait to see your podiatrist when everyone who needs their toenails cut is in line to see him.
Is this the "change" you really wanted when you voted for Obama?
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