Hope this finds everyone well.

The Den/Political Hoedown is on a bit of a break while it digests the double barrel blasts of childbirth and health care "reform." What, it's only a sixth of the economy. Let's tinker with it during a recession, see what happens. Sure it won't kick in for a few years, but we like pushing debt beyond the horizon. It's fun! And morally, it feels okay because we say we're helping people and saving them money...but not exactly, because we're enlarging yet again the welfare aspect of the state by essentially providing care $$$ vs. insurance $$$ (which is different), adding a further burden to the privately insured (personal or company plans) who will get no benefit. Unless the benefit is a lighter wallet, which I guess could help with the obesity problem.

Hmm....

-Erik