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Hey sway, you are agreeing with me! It sure looks like you are saying we could improve our current system. It also looks like you are in favor of everybody getting to see a doctor but having to have a copay. Reasonable people can differ on how big that copay is, and I bet you and I could come to agreement on that too. The point is, there are some obvious things we can do to improve but the Repubs in Congress so far have made clear they are determined to block ANY change and have yet to come up with any serious alternatives themselves.
And as for European standards of living, they seem to be doing quite well - and I stand by my statement that a lot of Americans would rather have two weeks more vacation than two weeks more pay. After all, what the hell are we doing all that work for? In my case, to go sailing is the answer, but the amount of vacation I get determines how much I get to do. I would happily trade a bit of work for a bit more vacation. If the GDP grows a little more slowly as a result, so what? Is happiness the goal or is it GDP growth?
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