I completely agree that American citizens should not be bankrupted by illness.    My wife died of cancer, I saw the bills, including one for a treatment the day before she died for over 15,000 dollars.    Dying people are big money makers for the medical profession and they milk ever dollar they can from the insurance companies and/or goverment that pays the bills.

I want to live, but our culture does a terrible job of acknowledging that no mater was we do, life is also a death sentence.   I don't see a long life as the end all of how I chose to use my time on earth.    In many ways I admire those who live their lives with great risk and intensity, feeling some emotions that I will never know.

I admire liberals who give their tax's willingly to support social support programs.   But a check doesn't sooth a crying baby, it doesn't defend the child from gang attack, or rape by a relative.    Money is important, but it isn't enough.