I feel embarrassed by these images. How can the wealthiest nation in the world spend $700 billion on war an destruction and not a single dime on providing universal health care for all Americans??

In an article called "Enough is Enough" by famous M.D. Mehmet Oz he talks about how he volunteered at this Free Clinic sponsored by CareNow. "The group was informally established by a team of first responders who’d learned the art of swooping in to help after hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and tsunamis. In May 2009, they held the largest free clinic ever, also in Los Angeles, and a breathtaking 8,000 people showed up. After that, CareNow was formally founded, with the goal of providing care when there is no natural disaster.
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At what point, I wondered that day and still wonder now, will we finally say enough? The medically underserved are, most commonly, the medically uninsured, and they number in the tens of millions. Many don’t have jobs, but just as many do. Their companies may not offer health insurance, or they simply may not be able to afford the monthly payroll deductions that would be required to enroll."

Read more: http://ideas.time.com/2011/10/31/enough-is-enough/#ixzz1cxdqBlQY

The part in bold is what I and many single payer health-care proponents have been talking about for years. A true universal health care system that can negotiate prices will not only favor the patient, but also the employer who would not have to pay impossibly high payrolls forcing them between cutting medical benefits or firing people.
Our nation is third world when it comes to health care. This is a completely unacceptable state that must be changed as soon as possible with something that is more comprehensive, more aggressive and ultimately more affordable than the current wasteful public-private health-care system AND the subsidized private health-care system in the Affordable Care Act.