". .  .  from the realization that America can't afford to provide healthcare for the world. . .  ."

That's just plain unrealistic, Rig. Ain't gonna happen, for one simple reason:   if you'll look at the ratings by the WHO and other such agencies (longevity, infant mortality, cure rate for various diseases and conditions, preventive medicine, etc.), compared to other countries, the quality of health care in the United States is not that great. There are countries where the quality of health care is considerably better than that in the U. S., so even if it were free here, other countries (where it is essentially free) would be a better choice.

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And Kevin, I know that Americans are quite capable of coming up with a national health care system open to all and of the highest quality, but due to special interests, political patronage, and inhumane disregard for the general welfare in favor of egregious profits, an awful lot of butt has to be kicked and kicked hard before it will ever happen.

Don Firth