People die. Not just some people. Not just poor people. Not just rich country club elitists. But everybody dies. And most people die of something.
Having excellent health care doesn't mean one wont die. Having no health care doesn't mean one will die prematurely.
Since everybody dies it seems to me the best thing to do is to try to take the sting out of of it somewhat by coming to terms with death.
Fear of death makes the whole health care debate spiral out of all proportion.
While I can't quite, at this point, not feel sad if someone I love dies, I can overcome, somewhat, my own fear of my own death and so take some of my own power back.
I've been trying to get in to see a doctor with my Canadian-style HMO system and so I have been thinking about this stuff a lot lately. I kind of think MSA's are the way to go where I have the most power in my own health care instead of some cowardly, faceless CEO of a HMO who thinks they know what my needs are but never returns my calls.