Reply #8: It's a terrible shame that at this point in history, our politicians do not

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have the courage to stand up to big insurance and big pharma and do what is right. Dennis Kucinich was the only candidate with the plan most people want. For all his anger, even John Edwards included the insurance companies. Americans should receive a health access card at their birth and be able to present it throughout their lives and get quality care without the risk of bankruptcy or denial of care. As long as big insurance is involved, those risks will not go away. In Massachusetts, even before their "universal health care" program began, the premiums doubled. Southern New Hampshire experienced an influx of refugees who couldn't afford it. The only way to guarantee universal care is single payer with everyone issued an access card and the tab paid by an increase in taxes. I laugh at Republicans who are horrified at the thought of more taxes. They would rather pay $12,000 a year to a private insurance company in premiums rather than $3,000 more in taxes to the government, in the end keeping $9,000 in their greedy hands. I'm happy our candidates are talking about health care, but I'm not patting either of them on the back because both of them are serving us up to the insurance companies.