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Commentary: We need health care reform, not just ‘coverage’

I don't know about you, gentle reader, but I tire of the nonsense that passes for political discourse in this country.

For example, the candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah’s 4th Congressional District just recently met for a debate. During one excruciating segment, both of these esteemed persons, each holding important office at present, took swipes at one another repeatedly over the federal deficit without ever mentioning the sole cause of federal debt, which is health care spending. (Federal revenues are projected to keep up with future federal outlays for all categories of spending with the exception of our massive health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, etc.