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At the heart of the matter lie the basic inequities that exist within our current system. Read the history books about the robber barons and see if there is not some similarity to the CEOs for example. The disequilibrium is the problem. I urge you to think carefully and not simply give a knee jerk reaction. If you are one of the lucky ones who can afford health care, that is awesome. However, do you believe that makes it ok, or even good, to ignore the fact that others cannot? Do you honestly believe that health care is a commodity that should depend upon the value that society has placed upon you? Open your heart and stop worrying about opening your wallet. If you fear that helping others will give you less than either you don't have much, in which case, one would think you would sympathize, or you have not considered the humanistic side carefully. Be thankful you have what you have and imagine those working hard to get even the mininimum necessary to survive. And don't kid yourself, they are working hard. For every person who is not working hard to live on the low end of the scale, we can find a person on the high end who 'works' by playing golf and taking people out to dinner. Of course, there will always be some hierarchy, but we have allowed it to go on too long.