risks of not having it, we are far more likely to underplay the consequences and risks in favor of more money in our pockets today. This is especially true for young adults who do not, in general, have enough experience to make even half-assed evaluations. This leads us to the lesson we should know from every other industrialized nation in the world, the only way to cover all your people and do it cost effectively is to have a single payer system of one stripe or another. To me Medicaid for all is the way to go. This argument about "socialization" is bullshit. It ignores the cost of 45,000 lives a year. Just to give you a feel for where this falls in the causes of death, lack of insurance kills more people than Leukemia, Cervical Cancer and Prostate Cancer. It kills more people than Hepatitis C, Melanoma, drug abuse and alcohol abuse combined every year. The trend is should have always been clear, without insurance and the access to quality care it provides at all levels, your chances of death are significantly higher. The Republicans were willing to take our nation into war for the deaths of 3,000 of our citizens but they are completely unwilling to do what it takes to help prevent the death of 45,000 citizens a year. What is truly sad is there are Democrats who are also unwilling to act for the best interest of their citizens. The time to redouble our efforts is