I agree but I really think if we want change then we need to make it closed ended change. A group of intelligent, savvy, non-emotional people need to sit down and draft a ratification to the current system. They need it present it in various revisions to a much larger group that provides feedback and commentary on each part of it. Then it would a huge part of acredidation to get a group of physicians to participate in a mock scenario to carry the idea all the way through implmentation. Placebo patients go to real physicians and a placebo process is followed from treatment to release and billing. Then we have a panel of bona fide physicians sign on off on the plan. Once that's done we work with an insurance company in the same spirit and get them to sign off on it. Once we've worked out all the kinks and made it a smooth and tested process, we wrap it up to put it on a future presidents door and we tell him Merry Election, make this work and we'll make sure you are the new man wearing the trappings of power.

Yeah, it sounds great and I realize there's a lot of ****WORK**** in that grand scheme but it at least is the beginnings of an idea. I do believe there are a few reading this thread that are way more savvy than myself who could probably pen something out absent mindedly as they watched mythbusters or Man Vs. Wild on T.V.

We are overloooking another piece of the equation that I think is bigger. How to help families who have had true hardship. My family is under burder for medical bills but that's only 1/3 of the issue. We were devestated by a layoff, burning through a 401K and other 'bad luck' issues. There has to be some way to get relief for families like us.

-- Today I'm calling all my creditors to ask for debt forgiveness or debt reduction. If you are a believer of any sort say a prayer for me because I'm taking on one of the most powerful mogul businesses in America.

But in order for this to all work (what I'm trying here and in other places on the net) I have to do my part so that you are more willing to do yours. This means that I cannot just sit with my pretty little hand out. I've got to break a few fingernails and try to better my situation.

By the way I've tried to get help from breakingnews@ktvb.com (my local T.V. station) and from the Oprah Winfrey show. I think it would really bolster my efforts if other people wrote in on my behalf saying, "This guy is the real deal and he's got some issues that really do matter to people in the U.S." so take 5 minutes to go wade through the Oprah site and send a comment. Use the email above to contact my local news agency. It's hard to deny a bigger group with one battle cry.

If that doesn't work then I'm burning a bra er... no wait a bottle... uh... a feeding pump on the steps of the nations capital in protest.