Huh, sorry, I just followed the link to Salon and read the opening paragraph. I'm glad you now have health care insurance. I would note that you have, right now, better insurance than I do, for less money. When we had an more open market, I chose a lower cost, higher deductible plan that pays for less. So, in essence, I'm flying middle seat coach back by the toilets and helping pay for other people to sit in a premium aisle seat up towards the front. Which, I think, is not a good thing. Next month my current plan will end and I will have to have a slew of government mandated benefits that I don't want, don't use, don't need, and don't want to pay for. But I will have to pay for them in order to subsidize other people's access to these services. Which, I think, is not a good thing. -XC