If more doctors would opt out of the insurance companies' agreements, I believe we could see a revolution of health care in our country. One doctor has done so in Massachusetts. Everyone pays her right out of their pocket AND gets a whole, uninterrupted hour with her.

If doctors, etc. would focus on preventative care we could see a healthcare revolution in our country. But, of course, if people followed that, it would be an end to places such as McDonald's and all of the insidious fast food adverts on tv, etc. which could bring about their own kind of unemployed workers' troubles.

It's a tangled web, BUT imo we have to take steps, even baby steps. That's why we said "no thanks" to health insurance that would have been more than our mortgage. We do the best we can with cash and preventative measures. People have to be willing to take that responsibility, if at all possible, in order to break out of the societal cycle which brings about such horrendous costs and ill-health.

With respect, Susan, the peace and love are good and did help some during the 1960's, but it was the demonstrations of outrage, the willingness to die, as in Kent State, that really brought about change. I'm with Larry on this. Where is the outrage? Have we become so worn down that we can't carry that torch anymore and the younger ones don't know how? Or, are they demoralised from the getgo, thinking "what's the use?"

kat