re: #76 BigPapa

Hawaii also has a very large tax burden and in serious deficit land, and the cost of living is high because of high business costs.

The NYT article sure did put a positive light on it.

Most states have a serious deficit problem right now. And I agree that the tax burden on businesses is high in Hawaii. The question is:

Is the citizenry as whole better off with the system in place? If so, the Hawaii and Louisiana systems should be looked at and the parts that work incorporated into a National system. No one said it was going to be free. You have to balance cost over the improvement of the polity’s quality of life.

And keep in mind, the rest of the civilized world has, in general, better care overall *and* spends significantly less per person than we do.