Time for universal health care.

We Americans spent unlimited amount of money on World War II. In order to win. And like it or not, we've spent an immense sum on the war in Iraq. And in combatting so-called terrorism. My gawd, we spend so much on national defense. Because we think it's very, very important. But now some naysayers are suggesting that universal health care will be too costly. Come now. That's preposterous. It won't cost as much as a war. Or national defense. And what's more important? Yes, health care. Right at the top of the list. When we got Medicare, the naysayers were telling us it would be far too costly. That it would bankrupt the nation. Well, it hasn't. And hardly anyone wants to get rid of Medicare. It's been a good, effective program. Sure, it's socialized medicine to some degree. But, so what? It serves the common good. And the costs have been held down to some extent because the system is big enough to negotiate lower costs. The same will go for universal health care. It'll be structured much like Medicare. The government will be able to negotiate lower costs for services and for prescription drugs. Because, unlike insurance companies, the government won't be in this to make obscene profits. Instead, the motive is to provide a much-needed service for every American. To serve the common good. Let's go Americans. Let's tell the naysayers to go to hell. And let's finally have universal health care. --Jim Broede