The one main issue people never seem to discuss is what is/isn't a commodity. I am under the belief that people's health is not a commodity to be bought and sold. It is a human right to be able to seek medical attention, and what I'm gathering on this board is people dehumanizing already marginalized groups of people (the homeless, minorities) when the root issues within many of those groups are never really known or discussed in a proper context.
To say that 95 percent of a system is used by 5 percent of people all in a minority group without having any studies to show for these "facts" being bandied about is irresponsible and plain ignorant. While there are higher numbers of people in specific minority groups using the health care system, there are many issues that have lead up to these groups dating back generations.
I would say it also underlies some covert racism which is so popular nowadays in many news media outlets. As with the homeless population, where around 2/3 of the people are suffering from mental illness in some cities or have left psychiatric facilities. Here is just one example of studies discussed:
http://www.camh.net/hsrcu/html_docum...oceedings.html
It's just my two cents and hoping maybe you can see where people are coming from, other than just declaring someone a pinko and brushing it off.