The video are some thoughts in response to the recent CNN Article "Reality Check:  Canada's government health care system" (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/canadian.health.care.system/index.html)

Why is health care an either / or proposition?  Why do opponents assume that any public involvement in health care must necessarily lead to the public health care monopoly as found in Canada and England?

We don't do that with university education.  There is a heavy state involvement in university education.  Even so, private universities pose vibrant competition, offering a premium service while leaving the public system to offer good service for less money.

That isn't a bad approach, and seems to be what we are proposing with a public health insurance system.  Ensuring American citizens are healthy seems as important as ensuring they can read and write.