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The above is the only part of your post I disagree with (partially). Lawyers are a large part of the problem too. Actually, so are incompetent doctors, because they make it easy for lawyers to extract huge sums from insurance companies, thereby increasing the costs for everyone.

As an aside, I couldn't understand anyone supporting Edwards, since he basically screwed over every OB/GYN in his state, in order to make himself a multimillionaire. It makes me wonder if Kutulu voted for him.

Anyway, no matter what the current definition of "rich" is, there will never be enough of the "rich" to pay the medical expenses of the non-rich. A program such as that would certainly act as a magnet for illegal immigration, too.

However, I wonder why benefits must always be dispensed with no strings attached. For example, a person could get government assistance for a health problem, but after doing so, a payroll deduction could be started, at a percentage of income. Same for a lot of the other government assistance programs.

It works for school loans, and it would sure go a long way toward financing the system.