[lump in the melting pot]

I know the Hammer is somewhat unpopular around here, but he could very well be right about this. In other words, embrace the suck, get a passport and start setting aside a small medical tourism fund for when you are inevitably told that because of your age, gender, ethnicity or political beliefs, your medical condition is not a ‘priority’ to society...

[wastoute]

And, of course, what you describe will be the inevitable result.

[alexander_busek]

Look at the terms of the debate. Republicans are not arguing the free market anymore. They have sort of accepted the fact that the electorate sees health care as not just any commodity. It's not like purchasing a steak or a car. It is something people now have a sense that government ought to guarantee.

Yep... Sad, but true.

Regards,