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I think of the difference it would make in our country if people weren't so frantically fearful about their health. You get some ghastly pain and think, "Is this the big one? is this the severe pain that kills me?" I could probably afford to find out what is wrong with me, but could not possibly afford to get it fixed. So far the gruesome sudden pains haven't killed me tho they are awful often and always full of dread. I tell people that the only health care I can afford is a copy of Final Exit. It's bleak knowing that your country doesn't give a damn for you, but brays and pontificates about the obscene profits of the health insurance corporations. You are entirely welcome to pay Aetna CEO Ron William's $24 million dollar annual compensation and United Wealthcare CEO Steve Hemsley's $102,741 per hour compensation, but I want the liberty of a sensible choice, part of what should be our commonwealth in what, someday, will be the beloved community of our nation. Thank you, Wendell, for your courage.