The former employees and investors of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, etc. got a good chuckle out of that.

Bet they wish they could have had something more secure like, oh, I dunno, Sweden? And speaking of that "25% sales tax," I wonder how that all works out given the value of the Euro to the dollar and built-in profit margins of American corporations. Also, because of the way the US computes its GDP, it is not the most accurate means of comparing countries.

Wanna buy a trailer real cheap? Today's FEMA is an example of what happens to well-meant organizations when they are overtaken by an "every man for himself" ideology.

I give you credit for being such an optimist concerning my hypothetical man who's lost his job and has a child stricken with cancer. But consider that having the greatest work ethic in the world does no good if there's no work to be had. Or because of the over abundance of unemployed, he cannot find a job paying what he used to make, or an employer that offers family health care coverage.

Monetarily, I pay no more in tax for my health coverage than any average middle-class American. The co-pay is less than $100 annually. So why can't more Americans have that?