You seem to be a good person to ask this of. I know I risk getting kicked out of the group for this, as I have seen others booted for far less risky behavior, but personally I can’t shake the notion that health care, like the defense industry, ought to be special. I am talking about profitting. I agree that as defending the nation became more technological, we needed the advances that come from competition, hence the need for the profit motive. But how can you justify permitting a company to make huge profits (and hence million dollar salaries) in the provision of health insurance? Simply explain to me where is the need for the incentive that profit gives? The reason I ask is, I know things, for a variety of reasons, look extremely rosy for the 2010 elections. But the current behavior shown on TV screens across the country of people shouting at meetings instead of encouraging a thoughtful debate about health insurance could, mark my words, damage us. I’m certain you’ll disagree, but I want you to see my motive for asking the question. (It’s similar to the concern I expressed elsewhere when Glenn Beck appeared to agree with a guy who suggested we’d all be better off if bin Laden set off a nuke inside the country.)