“I recently listened to a group of reasonably intelligent people each insisting that the federal government must do something about the ‘health care crisis.’ Uninsured people, expensive plans, and pre-existing conditions all were mentioned. In a nutshell, their consensus was that the problem is big, that people are being hurt, and that government can fix it if it has the will to do so. Oh … and that voting for a ‘progressive’ is the answer to getting it fixed. After listening patiently for a while, I added some comments designed to make them think again … little things like the fact that, in less than a lifetime, group health insurance came into being and has become the center of this huge issue., creating an enormous group of workers who fear loss of group insurance coverage so much that they’re willing to work decades in jobs they hate.” (10/15/08)