Aren't we in the U. S. so fortunate that the rightwing politicians and big insurance companies have protected us against "socialized medicine".

As I grow older, I develop a few health problems, at such times it's good to be an Aussie.

16 percent of gross domestic product.

Think what you could do with this if insurance companies were taken out of the picture, and a national health care system created.

Congress would never have to argue about things like SCHIP, it would be obsolete.