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I personally think some combination of both public and private health insurance options would be beneficial to a much larger portion of our FELLOW Americans, but after reading this thread I doubt there would or could ever be enough consensus reached in order to achieve something along these lines.


Yeah, you know I thought the public plan and private plan competition fit both worlds pretty well. If you can afford it buy the best, otherwise take your place in line.
But then I'm not a big fan of the "if you can't take care of yourself you're f**k*d" go it alone concept. It seems so un-American in light of the for-the-common-good mass sacrifices our forefathers (and mothers) made to create the nation.

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BTW, I consider these social programs and not socialist (Greeks, by nature, cannot be socialists ... but that's another discussion).


Seems like I recall that maybe you guys might have invented democracy like maybe when the world was still flat?

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)