:agree I totally agree with sistagirl and zcaveman. We all have to make choices is life; we choose whether to spend the money on vacation, house, etc or health insurance. If I choose not to insure my house and it burns to the ground, I don't expect the government (i.e., all the taxpayers) to bail me out. If I choose not to purchase health insurance, why should the taxpayers bail me out. If I truly cannot afford health insurance Medicaid is available. There are programs for the truly needy, and no one in this country is going without health care. I think I understand the situation also - I spent 9 years as chairman of our local hospital board and learned more than I ever really wanted to know about the situation. One thing I learned early - government is the problem, not the answer.