I have yet to state that healthcare needs to maintain status quo. My bitch is with the fed taking it over....I have a hard time with that. I feel it's a step backward in regards to the founding of this nation and an affront to freedom.

Yes, I can't argue against that healthcare is ridiculously expensive. I can't argue against the fact that there are and will always be unscrupulous business dealings....and the government is by far not immune. Profit and power go hand in hand....both are just as corrupting as the other. To actually think that if the government ran our healthcare system, it would be better is flat out naive and/or ignorant of our elected officials past. Government and efficiency are a paradox....they aren't in the business of making money, and are quite liberal with how they spend it. The only thing that will change is whose pockets get lined.....I would rather a corrupt businessman than a corrupt politician.

Considering most of the worlds medical research goes on in the United States...it stands to show why it would be cheaper in foreign lands...research is an expensive endeavor. Shall we stop finding new solutions? This will define progress for you? You seem willing to give up freedom and progress so you can save a buck....I don't really think you give a damn if someone else saves a buck. If we were to pay for free healthcare and health education for all our children....but the adults will still have to pay their own way as before.....would that be an equitable solution for you?