I agree Stentor, we should try to assist people when it's feasible and reasonable, which is all I support as far as health care reform goes. Again, don't make the jump from there to buying all the poor a nice home or a new car. I base my opinons on reality, not chasing Big Foot or flying monkee's (unicorns or rainbows as some might suggest on the other hand).
We CAN provide decent health care for all US citizens, it IS within our means to do so. How that is to be done remains a healthy debate.
Part of the problem is the "poorest people in America" having access while many in the middle class fall through the cracks. They don't qualify for decent health care, I'd like to see that change.