As one who is self-employed and is unable to get regular health coverage, I think this is a very important story to tell. Anyone who has had any kind of health issue, even minor, in the past five years, won’t be covered. In Calif. there is guaranteed health coverage, however there is a long wait and it’s about $400 per month for an individual and the coverage is minimal. A serious: why bother unless you have serious health issues.

In regards to the Utopia posting:

- The rich doesn’t pay for health coverage in a universal system – the population does through taxes. And if you think the rich pays the majority of taxes you are gravely ignorant.

- Health practioners to invent and excel? This isn’t about inventing and excelling. It’s about providing access to ALL – not just those fortunate to have employers who provide this for them.

Canada and England do not have perfect systems, but the U.S. is fatally flawed in having absolutely no system for the general population (that is those not on Medicare, etc.). I lived in England and got sick (and likewise during a trip to Ireland) and was able to go to a doctor free of charge (in Ireland the cost was $15). Here, that same 15 minute visit would have cost me $250. So, yes, let’s see what happens when the government gets involved.

As one who is self-employed and is unable to get regular health coverage, I think this is a very important story to tell. Anyone who has had any kind of health issue, even minor, in the past five years, won’t be covered. In Calif. there is guaranteed health coverage, however there is a long wait and it’s about $400 per month for an individual and the coverage is minimal. A serious: why bother unless you have serious health issues.

In regards to the Utopia posting:

- The rich doesn’t pay for health coverage in a universal system – the population does through taxes. And if you think the rich pays the majority of taxes you are gravely ignorant.

- Health practioners to invent and excel? This isn’t about inventing and excelling. It’s about providing access to ALL – not just those fortunate to have employers who provide this for them.

Canada and England do not have perfect systems, but the U.S. is fatally flawed in having absolutely no system for the general population (that is those not on Medicare, etc.). I lived in England and got sick (and likewise during a trip to Ireland) and was able to go to a doctor free of charge (in Ireland the cost was $15). Here, that same 15 minute visit would have cost me $250. So, yes, let’s see what happens when the government gets involved.