a society that takes care of the downtrodden but expects the healthy to work. One other comment...I do understand the difference between a democracy and a republic. I do understand what the word socialist means. I am college educated with a 5 yr degree and have worked in the health care field for over 30 years. I am not a dumb ass so don't go there. Don Jackson | 7.18.10 @ 11:12PM Jerry, you say we should look at other health care systems that work. Where are these systems? Don't give me Britain or Canada. They are disasters of the first magnitude. What we needed was reform, not replacement by big government. But that's what we have and you will live to rue the day it happened. Robert J Conger | 8.30.10 @ 11:01AM Charly | 10.14.10 @ 6:52AM Just reading your comments today, even though it been over a year since you first posted them, I found it to be the most profound and accurate assessment of our healthcare system and government. You really nailed it and I agree with you 100%. I am actually reminded of pre-Revolutionary France in America today, where the nobility (the rich) and the Church are excluded from having to pay taxes while the peasants (working middle class) have to cover it all. That said, although I voted for Obama in 2008 I will not vote for him again, because he has, along with his last 3 predecessors, turned our country into a huge