I think the George Bush is taking us on a straight path to socialized medicine. This cannot continue, as soon it won't be just 6 states needing the extra money.
Has it occurred to you that soon everyone who speaks Spanish will be able to get free health care. Many legals speak Spanish so it won't be hard for them to fake anything especially if they don't have insurance.
Yes, it has occured to me. And, when that happens, even more hospitals will go out of business. I sincerely hope that happens ... because the alternative is that the government will keep them going, and then the government will go out of business. I'm a libertarian, but not an anarchist. I've seen anarchy close up, and it's BAD. One way or the other, once more than a few people (and we're already past that stage) soak up any free service, some part of the system is doomed, and it's only a matter of time before the freebees stop. As above, the only question is how much destruction occurs in the process of stopping the freebees.