Interesting post. Reading 'between the lines' of what you appear to be trying to say - your view is that individuals need to take more personal responsibility. This is 'Compassionate Conservatism', is it not? So what about those individuals, who, for whatever reason - lack of education, mental illness etc - can't? What happens to these people? Do we leave them to die, or do we, as a responsible society try to address their needs and give these individuals the same entitlements as everyone else? Regarding your suggestion that drucks and people who fight should be billed for treatment, how exactly do you propose that this should be administered and who pays for this extra layer of paperwork?????