@Craig, @Chuck

The real advantage to Universal Health Care is this: you cannot be declined.

My Aunt, several years ago, suffered a minor injury to her ribs when she fell while gardening. She got checked out at the hospital, and everything was fine.

Four years later, she had a heart attack in Florida. She had purchased private traveler's insurance, and underwent a bypass operation.

About 4 months after the bypass, she received notice from the insurance company that her coverage was declined. It seems that when she injured her ribs, a notation was placed on her file that she was "complaining of chest pain", and that was enough for the insurance company to declare it to be a "pre-existing condition".

They are now disputing a bill for $170,000

This, Chuck and Craig, is where private, for-profit insurance falls far short of the mark. You are at the mercy of a corporate drone whose career depends, not on the quality of medical care provide to the patient, but on the amount of profit generated for the insurer.

You can keep your cost analysis. I really don't care if it's free, or if I pay for it. If I can have complete, 100% confidence that the care I need will be there when I need it, it's worth every penny.

And don't give me that claptrap about wait times. My Mom got a plastic knee within three weeks, and when they discovered an abdominal tumor she was in the OR within days. And they are retirees on an extremely limited fixed income. Not rich.

The 2010 Super Bowl Halftime show was excellent, but it wasn't The Who.

It would be like sticking Sir Paul and Ringo on a stage and calling it The Beatles.

They should change the name of their musical enterprise to "Who's Left".