It's really inconceivable to me that any one would have been upset at Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat, let alone have her arrested. Where I'm from it's common courtesy that a gentleman would give his seat to a lady rather than demanding that a women give up hers. Likewise, young men or women would both be expected to give up their seats to an elderly person or pregnant women. I just don't understand why people were this way...

L.'s complains that "Living right next to the U.S. doesn’t help either" because doctors choose to work where their incomes will be highest. What will happen to the number and quality of US doctors when their incomes are lowered (assuming this to be the case) by socialized medicine? Doctors are both smart and have invested an enormous amount of time, and therefore personal sacrifice, in their education. If not adequately compensated (at least in their own perception), they instead may choose one of the many other rewarding and intellectually challenging professions. It might be interesting to look at the numbers of applicants for veterinarian schools, since veterinarians have similar academic training yet are paid much less.