"paid by the state" and "free" are not the same thing and shouldn't be used as such. I realize I'm nit picking here, but when people banty about the term "free health care for all" I really do think there is a disconnect somewhere. It's paid for. And while the IRS may be an efficient system, the government certainly is not. Now, while I'm not opposed to medical coverage for all, saying that our government running insurance instead of rolling hospitals into one of it's emergency services, like police and fire, is a different discussion.