Capitalism with transfer payments (the Nordic model) and socialism (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics model) are two very different things. Regardless of how

Capitalism with transfer payments (the Nordic model) and socialism (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics model) are two very different things. Regardless of how we might wish it to be, it's an observable fact that the latter sense is how the word socialized is understood in the USA. And yeah, people rightly object to totalitarian control over their health care, whether it's by a government or a for profit cartel that has managed to achieve a stranglehold on medical payments.