But to not a few get the money Todd but MANY MANY MANY. I read someplace the cost national heath insurance but simple math is what does it cost for a family of 4 now and extrapolate it in our population. It will cost ALL of us equal to our Soc Sec tax and then grab a hold Momma people are going to freak. I have friends who actually believe that the new provisions on pre existing conditions cost nobody. That keeping your kids on to 26 the same. They are dear friends but lord I wonder when they turned their brains off. NOTHING in medicine is FREE!

The government will be forced to drive down cost with drugs and TORT reform one & two as the quickest ones. Short term and especially long term care right on the next step. ( staffing & wages AND PROCESSES ) Everybody loves to beat on the Doc's but that is not the driver in cost. It is all the associated crap and drug companies will take a hit but then we will come nose to tail to the cost of research and drug development. Perhaps those who say medical research SHOULD be funded by the feds and private donations are correct rather than built into drug pricing. Like it or not eventually our rates ARE going to be governed by our personal choices. You smoke add$ to premium. Your obese add$$$ to your premium. You drink, well you get the picture and how they deal with chemical dependency should be something to see. It is not a few benefiting from the system now but rather MOST of us one way or another as everybody pays the others bad life styles.

You think you have fun with the conservatives now Todd? Just wait until the liberals are forced to accept personal responsibility! What the SCOTUS did was send the train on it's way and now we will all see the magnitude and depth that the Health Care Industry deception that developed by both D & R's since nation wide implementation of Health Care paid by employers. All the current President did was start something that can not be stopped but only revised / altered / replaced but it ain't going backwards. I am going to love BOTH the D & R's get what they so roundly deserve when voters realize just what the he!! is going on and you better believe MSDNC ( oops MSNBC ) and the Foxer will be all over Left & Right. It will take years for this to play out and as cost are recognized and the tax grows ............ oh yeah it will be SHOW TIME!

R or D they ain't gonna hide from this baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!