I'm with you on this Billy. it as absolutely ridiculous that trillions of dollars can be set aside for armed engagements (based on fictitious intel) in order to kill others and in the process lose some of your own.

Yet the very same who will approve lunatic budgets for lunatic acts, will refuse to spend public money on the health and wellbeing of their citizens.

The priority it seems is given to killing and destruction (in order to "protect" the US of course) as opposed to saving lives of US citizens.

Of course i aint American so i really don't give a hoot what condition your medical system is in. i CAN telly ou however that i have free healthcare as a danish citizen. as do my parents. When i busted my leg i was given free treatment. My mom was treated for cancer and my dad had a quintuple bypass. Both of the latter procedures we would NOT have been able to afford at the time.

Free healthcare is NOT a reason to become lazy. It is NOT a reason to "exploit" the system ( how do you do that other than by being sick?). It is NOT a killer of initiative ( the opposite in fact because people will be more willing to take risks if their healthcare and education isn't a part of the equation. )

Universal Healthcare is a boon for the entire population. It hurts some of te richer people cuz they'll have to pay more taxes. So what? higher taxes will not keep them from earning more money and it will not bankrupt them. It will chagne very little in their lives ( apart from the added taxes... they'll still have the house, pool and 5 cars).

and in the end if average Joe is happy.. then EVERYBODY is happy.