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Ex,

A couple of things:

You have hijacked this conversation in favor of the plight of Micronesians. And, in the process as Anthony points out, want all Americans to suffer the same fate as the Micronesians that you feel so badly for. You are complaining that the Micronesians have been wronged; who are we all going to complain to when all American's are wronged exactly the same way in the future when it turns out public health care is not feasable? It makes absolutely no sense.

With respect to doing your part by paying Hawaii State Tax; if you are in favor of Public Healthcare, you obviously will be asked to do a lot more in order to pay for the costs of public health care. If you are not doing a lot more personally right now, what right do you to ask others to do more? Who is to say how much you should be forced to contribute? What right to do have to compel the "rich" to pay more? The argument that you will be willing to do more when everybody pays does not hold water. You don't need your Cobra - so sell it and give the money to save a 100 Micronesians so they can get their dialysis. Do you think I have the right to force you to do that? That is what you are advocating.

As for a specific answer to the Micronesian problem, that is really a separate question. However, if the US Government made a promise, it should be kept; unfortunately our Government has spent itself into such a hole, our ability to make good on our promises is becoming more and more doubtful.