[fightinJAG]

The question is whether the people have the political will to curtail these programs. I am pessimistic about that happening, especially when you have the party of free stuff, the Dems, demonizing anyone who tries to limit these programs. And notice that the Reps are going after the Dem cuts to Medicare.

Unfortunately, your pessimism is well-founded.

And here's another class of people rarely talked about who will greatly enlarge those beholden to Rat World: everyone who works in the healthcare industry. Think about it!

Hospital Administrator in NHS: my job is to get government sugahdaddy reelected.

[kabar]

I worked 36 years for the USG. The biggest supporters of socialism are in the federal government. It works for them. Secure job and good benefits provide the incentive and motivation to grow the government.