National Health Care?

The idea behind a National Health Care plan seems like a great idea, but it is definitely an issue that is easier said than done. The main problem being where to find the money to be able to implement this type of plan. And one of the only ways to get that much money is to increase taxes. I understand that other countries have implemented a national health care plan by raising taxes, and some people praise the idea. However, nobody ever sees the entire picture, and there are several problems (other than money) that arise after these plans are implemented. I have family and friends that live in Europe and I know someone that had to wait months in order to get an MRI. It seems that it is easy for people to walk into a doctor's office for a check-up, but when it comes down to the serious health issues, the doctors and the equipment are never readily available. And I know that people view are health care system as inadequate, but I think that the example that I mentioned is absolutely ridiculous and it appears that it is causing more health problems when people have to wait for treatment. In a perfect world this idea would be great; however, in the real world we have people that abuse "the system" all the time (i.e. welfare and unemployment) and it ends up costing the citizens more money. However, as far as national health care for children goes, I think that is something this country needs to work on. I know that we have made huge steps in this direction and I do think that it is important to take care of children who have no means of providing for themselves.