Name:   Buteye - Subject:   Insurance for Everyone Date:   6/26/2017 1:02:41 AM

I don't consider myself a cold-hearted person, but with a nation that is 20 trillion dollars in debt, any logical thinking person should realize government funded health care is unaffordable when coupled with all the unending demands that are expected from government. I firmly believe that the extent to which our welfare programs have expanded over the years has resulted in a population that has a mindset that the "more" government does the "more" they expect. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost almost five trillion dollars to date, dollars that have to be borrowed and the future interest on these debts will be in the trillions of dollars.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I think we fail to realize that government provided insurance by smaller countries is much easier to manage and less costly to administer than it is in large countries like the United States. They are not faced with many of the costs related to wars and many of the humanitarian efforts provided by countries like the United States. I agree with President Trump that it is time to realize that the United States can no longer afford to be the world's "Good Samaritan".                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  People of this country have always "cared" for their neighbors during times of need and there are numerous resources available to set up to help their fellow man. There is an almost unending number of charities and other sources of help for almost anyone that has a "true" need for help. I was amazed that when I began to look at the kinds of help that is available for practically every kind of situation that is imaginable. I think that anyone who pulls up www.needhelppayingbills.com will be totally surprised at the heip that is available throught this great country for almost any need.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      How many "needy" people could have been helped if the $20,000,000 dollars California sent to Georgia to "buy" an election could have received that? That was a total waste of 20 million dollars. We should make it illegal for "money" to be able to decide who represents our interests in Congress.