... then again, if I were reasonable, I would not spend that money, I would instead hand it down to younger family members who could get better use from it. Who am I kidding, right? :)

Seriously, is our government really going to eliminate AETNA, BC/BS and CIGNA? I didn't know that. I thought that they were just going to reform them into allowing pre-existing conditions to be covered. Set up State wide "group" policies where individual coverage falls short of extortion. I have health insurance now but I can't shop for less expensive plans because of my pre-existing conditions. BTW, I'm beginning to think that breathing is a pre-existing condition. :)

I don't know why so many people are afraid of government run plans. Hell, as soon as we see a country in need of a government, we rush right in and set one up for them. So, if our government doesn't work, why are we in such a hurry to implant our way of life on to everyone else?