MY INSURANCE IS GREAT -- BUT I DO NOT WANT TO SHARE

There is irony in the attitude of the elderly and the veterans who are upset that they may lose the benefits of Medicare and/or veterans' hospitals.

It is an even sadder version of the "My insurance is great, so I do not care about anyone else."

It is amazing to hear, "Do not take away my Medicare and/or veterans' benefits," in the same sentence as, "the federal government always messes up whatever they do."

The World Health Report 2000, by the World Health Organization, ranks our health care system performance somewhere between Costa Rica and Slovenia.