Why has there been such antagonism to the idea of Universal Healthcare here?

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Has anyone actually considered how much it would cost to implement Universal Health Care? 

Also, will this be full coverage or will there be things that are left out.  Basic Health Care insurance and services are relatively cheap.  But when you factor in the cost of experimental or non-generic drugs and surgeries the costs skyrocket.  Diseases such as Aids, Diabetes, Cancer and other major surgeries are extremely expensive to treat and obtain drugs.  Our Health Technology has advances in Science have cured us, but the expectations is that we can be cured or treated no matter the cost of the medication. 

There comes a very real and Rational point in time when we have to conduct a self "Death Panel" analysis to determine whether wasting more money on Hospital Bills, surgeries, medication is worth it.  If the tax payers are paying the bill, then there needs to be a rational and cost-effective way to manage the expenditures of health care on individuals, especially the elderly who may want to live a few years longer, but give no financial return for the current economy. 

It may be easy to implement Universal Health care in small European Countries, but it will be far more difficult and inefficient to implement it in an advanced large society like the United States.  As a small business owner, they will pay more taxes to cover the Health Insurance of not just their own small number of employees but the rest of the country. 

Universal Health care is not "FREE" it is paid by every tax payer and small business, but it will create a larger burden and hurdle for small businesses and entrepreneurs to become financially successful in generating revenue, profit, and efficiency. 

Universal Health care can have a stifling effect and stalling effect on Economic Growth and Recovery in the US.