American people in their unimaginable kindness and trust voted for a pig in a poke in 2008. " It wasn't kindness, Ben...it was ignorance. The signs were all there last fall, but 52% chose to ignore them. Jerry | 9.23.09 @ 12:40PM Frankly, Ben. I'm not sure that very many Americans really care what some lawyer from Beverly Hills and Malibu really thinks about what is good for the working and middle classes of this country. The vast majority of bankruptcy in this country is called by medical costs. Insurance companies use their in-house "death panels" every day to deny people claims for TREATABLE conditions, in fact there are over 100,000 people working in the insurance industry who's job it is to deny as many claims as possible. Being responsible and having expensive, for-profit, health insurance doesn't mean that your cancer will be treated if you get it, or anything else that is expensive. The company will comb over your policy and deny your claim because you had acne, or a rash, 10 years ago. This happens every day. In YOUR state, Mr. Stein, the 3 largest insurance companies have, over the last 7 years, routinely denied over 32% of claims. You might want to check to see if your coverage is through one of them. People WITH insurance are routinely going to other countries for medical procedures because paying full price in India, is still cheaper than paying a co-pay and out of pocket here. If you look up