Reply #14: So true

[Donna Zen]

Maybe the first step in "how" is finding the money. Nevertheless, there probably are cost effective measures that can be taken. Emergency rooms use and unpaid hospital bills generated by the uninsured are currently costing a bundle. I hope most Americans are not in favor of throwing folks out in the street to die, although in bush's 'murika one cannot count on that as an operating premise. Plus, Clark understands that many huge and costly weapon systems are a function of the "want machine" coupled with the power of K-street.

While I agree with you absolutely that the current healthcare proposals are snake-oiled to make them easier to swallow, I would think that if the will to make Healthcare a priority could be generated in America, a much needed and a much improved system could be put into place without increasing the debt. This is vital to consider now given the direction currently moved by our increasing debt, toward the cliff's of Argentina. (and yes, that is Krugman says we are headed)