What about people who don't work simply because they don't want to (or aren't even legally able to because they shouldn't be in this country)? I'm sure there is not an easy answer to the health care debate and I don't believe it's a "one size fits all" solution at all. I would be quite fearful of a government owned/operated insurance company. I just read on one site that said that gov insurance could cost less because the gov't doesn't need to make a profit. Ohhh really? Check this out.. U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time The US National Debt rises astronomically all the time. $38,000 debt for every citizen! Do you really believe that the gov't won't try to make a profit?