Welp, Slipped, I would have to say your description of the article was correct, it is total B.S. - to the extent that there is an implication that it has any substance at all. Having said that, I think it is also important to allow people to express their opinions. I try to be specific in my criticisms. The point that Senator Clinton makes, quite correctly, is that in order for insurance to work, it is important that everyone participate, and that people not be allowed to self-select out, reverse cherry-picking, if you will. The problem I have with her system is exactly that - it is an insurance program. Personally, I prefer to see basic health care as an entitlement. If you want additional coverage, have at it, you have the absolute right to arrange for that. That will reduce the burden on the rest of us, but one isn't allowed to simply "opt out" of the tax system just because they aren't presently getting the benefit of it.

Last edited by Phil Hoskins; 02/04/08 03:33 PM.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich