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Mr. Potter, I'm deeply grateful and relieved to read your post today. The debate on healthcare has been completely redirected from the real issues, and I am stymied and frustrated the more I read the coverage.

I feel like most Americans have just lost their minds -- those who fight coverage for all out of fear that their coverage will be lessened have sort of lost their moral grip, haven't they?

It's as if health care has become a pinata and the wealthy are elbowing their way to the front, swinging their bat, terrified that someone will get more candy they they will.

There seem to be two lines of logic, that if they are followed, really demonstrate how twisted our morals have become -

#1 - If we allow coverage for ALL some of us are going to get lower quality care when we are really sick. If you follow this line of logic out, then what they are arguing is this "I would prefer to deny others basic and life saving care so that I can be sure I will get the most sophisticated care... IF I get sick." Really? Is that REALLY what they want to argue?

#2 - Only those Americans who meet the right criteria should get coverage. Those criteria include citizenship, a great job, perfect health, ability to work, ability to pay large bills that exceed normal coverage, ability to take time from work to manage healthcare when sick. If you don't meet this criteria, then you simply don't deserve healthcare. Now, again, if we follow this line of argument, you must allow the fact that these criteria, over time, will continue to narrow. The coverage will continue to shrink. Fewer Americans will be covered for less coverage. So before you make this argument, consider that ANY of us could easily slip right out of the criteria that exisit, and then the odds of that happening will continue to increase as we age.

Please keep talking, speaking the truth, sharing your story and destroy the myths.

Thank you and congratulations.