"I think that the more third-party payers pay according to percentages based on the standards that Medicare sets, the closer to socialized medicine we are getting. Because of that, we should be careful and use aspects of both that can help both, as well as the patients served by them. I feel anything that will hurt either of them--for-profit or socialized medicine--will hurt both of them."

This is a trick question for two reasons--first, socialized medicine may be either good or bad for the entity where you're interviewing, so you don't want to declare on the side of their perceived political enemy; and second, it's a trick because there is no right answer--it's a question that is bigger than you and them. Be benevolent to socialized medicine in your answer without taking a side.

"I'm a fan of capitalism, but that doesn't mean I'm blind to its faults. One of the things that favors the implementation of socialized medicine is the sizable underserved population, which a social approach would improve. So far, capitalism has embraced the concept while still trying to stay within its own philosophy, so some things have worked and others have not. As a practicing podiatrist, I can only adjust to the things that work."