Wise statements, Helene and Shooting Star. I feel the same way about people who complain about paying for health insurance here. Don't like the 50.00 co-pay? Well, your procedure might actually cost 2,000. Or maybe 10,000.
Taxes are for the common good. That includes health care, roads, police, fire, and schools. Everyone uses these services and it is part of living in a civilized nation that we pay for these things. I don't deny that the US still needs to figure out a way to do this more equitably. It seems like the "red" states have more uninsured people (still) and people who are stuck in those high deductible/co-pay plans because they have opted out of the exchanges as part of the ACA. And then the people blame it on Obama. I thank G-d I live in a state that understands that health care is a right.