Why do Americans think Canada is a socialist country?

[Mark G]

No one I know thinks Canada is socialist. Most Americans love Canada. We do not want the socialized health care that Canada has because we do not like the high taxes that come with it. Every country that has a health care program like Canada's has those high taxes. We also worry about the speed in which treatment can be obtained. The US population is much bigger than Canada's and it would take a lot more doctors to cover all 300+ million people than we presently have. It is going to be hard to attract people into medicinal fields when the pay scale drops. More and more doctors in the US are dropping Medicare and Medicaid patients because the government is dropping the amount they pay for treatment and is so slow paying the bills. That sounds good to college kids that for the most part are not paying much tax yet but when the government starts taking 40% of your paycheck it gets old fast.
I want health care reform in the US but not government controlled. The government has never shown it can run anything successfully here.
BTW just to note after the US athletes I root for Canada next in the Olympics.