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I am so amazed that so many people are so uninformed that they are relieved by the fact that health care reform did not pass. In my mind, we must first overcome the the barrier for access to care which means universal health care. By definition more people covered will mean more costs. When we have everybody covered, then the solution to cost cutting should become more apparent. I guess people think when Thomas Jefferson wrote "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," they figured the right to life isn't that important.

For people employed with healthcare insurance and thinking, I'm fine, let's do nothing, I implore you do realize there are no crystal balls. No idea when a car crash or debilitating illness will strike you or someone you love, and rock your world, possibly leaving you unemployed w/o insurance. It happens. We also need to learn from other countries not to reinvent the wheel. This is a great article on the cost comparison between countries. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997469

What PASSED was completely stripped down, humiliating and of practically no help to those who truly need such a service. It, in no way, represented what Obama was trying to implement for each and every person in the United States who have a RIGHT to be cared for medically and to live a life as free of illness as possible!