and my two cents worth is that tort reform is absolutely needed (as seen on TV with the ads saying "I'll get you the money that you deserve") and pretty much doing away with "free" health care. Everyone should have to pay some amount for their health care. Even with insurance most of us have to pay a co-pay, so why shouldn't everyone pay a portion of their bill regardless of income. It would reduce the amount of hospital expense lost to people using the ER for their everyday sniffles. Around my home town it is known that the quickest way to get hospital care, without waiting in line for hours at the ER, is to call the ambulance, and get right in!