Police, the Highway Department, SOCIAL Services..." I wonder if you have ever had need to utilize Medicaid or any other government run health facility. I have. Both through the military and during a financially rough spot. I can say with first hand knowledge that either of these models make the DMV look like a well oiled machine... and they only deal with your cars. And please, please don't tell me you're obtuse enough to believe that you're going to get this magical free for all health care managed by your inept government making an exception in looking out for your best interests with no added cost in the way of taxes... Really? Ask any resident of one of these wonderful quazi-socialist countries with "free" health care what they pay in taxes... 40% sounds about right the last time I had that conversation, which was years ago, could be much more than that by now. Nothing is free. Health care is no different. Yes, the current system is corrupt and in need of overhaul. But asking our government to run yet one more aspect of your daily life is a big step in the wrong direction. Stan | 12.22.09 @ 4:38PM One aspect of a Democracy is Liberty to make changes to our way of government. Granted this change can be slow as it was the Republican President Theodore Roosevelt that called for Universal Healthcare over a hundred years ago and I don't think that anyone was calling him a Socialist.