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More food for thought: I don't think anyone, regardless of party affliliation, would deny the uninsured health care, all other things equal. I personally wouldn't mind if everyone was insured, lived in a mansion, didn't have to work, etc. Unfortunately, that is just not reality - the country/government simply cannot afford to give everyone everything that they need to live without worries. We are not that advanced/"civilized"/rich; we are just not.

You think that raising taxes is the solution to the problems; take more from the rich and give to the poor. In theory, that may work, but in practice, it does not. All of these public policy actions have consequences. What has made everyone "better off" in the country is not better social policy, but better business policy.

We currently have between 40-45% of the population that does not pay any Federal Taxes - that number is going to more than 50%. Politicians realize that they can get elected by promising those who do not pay any taxes more and more benefits (out of the pockets of those who do pay). How long do you think that can last? Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid are likely to bankrupt this country; what kind of health care do you think everyone will have when the government goes bankrupt. Laugh if you will that this is far-fetched conspiracy theory; but it has happened to every other democracy that has ever existed!

The Constitution was built by people who understood this; it is supposed to protect us from our own demise. But, if people are willing to throw those protections away in the name of the poor, the children, the minorities, etc. we (our children) will all pay a big price for it; everyone, including the poor, will be worse off.

Hypothetically, if you're wife was giving all your money away to charity; so much so that you could not afford your Cobra, your house, your food, clothes for your own kids, a reasonable person would do something about it.

Liberals, conservatives, the middle, can argue all day long about the merits of public policy; but when it comes to the demise/bankruptcy of our country, they ought to figure out how to get on the same page. For those who think that bankruptcy is not a possibility: how many people thought we would come so close to a financial meltdown over the last 24 months?