Very thoughtful article. As  person of faith (a different faith than the author), I agree we should care for the less fortunate. My only reservation is that my government has a very poor record of doing that well. Consequently, I have little faith that government is the right human institution to accomplish the "health care for all" objective. There are many private charities and hospitals that are much better at it. I also do not believe that I can assign my personal obligation for compassion to my government and sit lazily in my chair watching a football game. So I will continue to be compassionate and give in my private life all that I can. And I challenge any person with a conservative political philosophy who thinks this does not necessarily call for a government solution to be the first person to stand up and take action privately. I don't know if the author has the right strategy or whether I do. But we pray for the same outcome.