There are unsubstantiated claims going around that "socialized medicine" (bring it on, I say!) would lead to "more bureauracy" and "longer waiting times".

Seriously, when I hear people say this, I wonder what the last time they went to the doctor was. The massive clusterfuck of private insurance companies create an impossible amount of bureaucratic red tape. I guess if you're a rich white Republican with expensive private health insurance it's not as much of a problem, but for the rest of us it seems like the system is already plagued with the same problems (and more) that universal health care will supposedly bring.