Socialist Progressives

supporters here in the suburbs of Houston the folks were talking about free college and universal health care. I expected more about jobs and economics, especially with the oil company layoffs, but that was not as big of a topic.

Even when folks have decent insurance (as my family does - although it costs an arm & a leg) we wonder if we could do just as well under a universal system. I know folks worry about waits and that sort of thing - but given the economy we have here I bet there would be all sorts of "pay for service" upgrades above & beyond basic healthcare. Nothing is perfect but we've got the experience of Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare to draw from when designing a system. I think it's time for this country to put something together.