If we don't do something, nobody will be able to afford insurance

I love that statement. Love it. There has been no shortage of half witted fear mongering on both sides of the political isle on the health care issue, but that one takes the tard cake. And I've heard it multiple times. If you have ever said it, you have just been demoted back to 6th grade economics.

It's down right scary how many people actually believe it. Pop quiz hotshot. If nobody can pay for insurance, how do the insurance companies make money? Do you think they get some kind of a magical bonus for raising their prices? Wait, I got it. It's part of some clandestine plan where the Skull and Bones society that runs the world pays them kickbacks every time poor commoner loses their insurance.

If you let capitalism run it's course, then the price of healthcare will be, by definition, exactly what it's worth. Yeah it's expensive. I don't know about you, but my health is worth what it costs me. You may have to pass up burning man tickets and that tie die man purse you have been eyeballing to pay for it, but it's about time we as Americans had some serious priority adjustments.

To be clear, I'm not talking about people who truly can't afford it. The 20k a year single mom and such. Compassion is what separates humans from animals. We don't eat or sacrifice our weak. But we already have programs for folks like that. I'm talking about Mr. and Mrs. 35k a year with the new Prius hybrid and cable TV. That's who's doing most of the whining about "I can't afford it". Millions of families make sacrifices every month so that we can have health care. Don't sacrifice my health care so you don't have to give up your lattes and organic hummus.

I am the mob