I'm not sure handing 1/7th of the economy over to the control of politicians and bureaucrats is a good thing. Unless you're a power hungry politician that is. Everyone likes to whine about the insurance companies but do bureaucrats have a better track record? Everyone likes to complain about the drug companies profits but does anyone think new and revolutionary drug treatments come from government? Being without health insurance is NOT the same as being without health care. Hospitals are required to take in emergency patients. Additionally, lots of people make that choice, I don't think I should be forced to pay for other peoples health insurance if they choose to have cable TV, a new car, high speed internet and a vacation instead.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.