the airlines and the power companies have pretty much gone to sod *after* privatization and deregulation. what does that say about private industry?

the housing market is imploding now because of lax regulation of lending.

and private health care itself is being shown to be criminal in some cases, lax in others and overall in poor condition… for everyone except the shareholders.

i dont think national health care will be possible, however, without changes in all other areas of american life. the opinion that people will be healthier if they led healthier lifestyles being case in point. why put a warning label on cigarettes when you can outright ban them and force people to be healthier? same with potato chips and fried burgers and on down the line.

too many industries become targets with a national healthcare system that focuses on prevention and actually improving health. not gonna happen.