Reply #4: here is a poll from sept 2005

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according to financial planner magazine, an industry magazine for financial planners, the greatest fear experienced by most americans is the fear of not being able to afford health insurance or health care, it is considered a greater fear than the fear of terror or the fear of losing one's job

here are the fears ranked from biggest to least--
49 percent are very worried they will have to pay more for health care or health insurance

46 percent are v. worried their income won't keep up w. rising prices

42 percent are v. worried they will not be able to afford healthcare services

32 percent are v. worried the quality of healthcare services they recieve is getting worse

23 percent are v. worried abt losing their job

20 percent are v. worried abt losing their savings in stock market (that must be the 20 percent that hasn't already, ha ha)

19 percent are v. worried abt being a victim of a terrorist attack

don't know if the poll is online, it's on pg 114 of the sept. 2005 financial planner, the reality is if osama kills you you're dead and you're out of your misery, but if you have a serious illness or accident your entire future is compromised and the future of your entire family is compromised