5% on 1,000,000 is only $50,000 which is more than the average income of people. The people on the low end who work which ultimatly makes these people rich should be afforded health coverage. 5% is just a drop in the bucket and probably less than these people usually spend on extracurricular activities.

Not only efficiency, but also free choice are cornerstones of American capitalism. However, the foundation of the social contract is basic fairness. We recognize this need for fairness when we provide public education. We partially recognize this need for fairness in the way all members of our society have access to our judicial system. Whatever efficiencies the freemarket can bring to education and justice, a system of controlled greed--especially when the greed turns out not be controlled after all--cannot be relied on to be fair. I fear government control of my health care choices, but when the U.S. spends twice as much as "socialist" countries to get half the health care, I far more fear the corporate executives between me and my doctor. The present U.S. system has proved that it is not as interested in fair health care for the poor as it is interested in taking as much money as possible out of our economy. At least the excesses of government can eventually be controlled by the democratic process. Capitalism has not been able to provide our society with acceptable health care. We should do first things first: Before we worry about the cornerstones of capitalism, lets worry about the foundation of the social contract. It is morally unacceptable to allow 1/6 of our population go without healthcare to feed the greed. Let's provide healthcare that is of the quality of our education and judicial systems.

I was fired from a large local entertainment company because I would not lie for the VP of the department I worked for who is lies to the SVP and CEO and the family of the company founder. The company justifies the support of this behavior by saying they have to build HR carses to eleimnate the employee by protecting the company from lawsuits and builds cases based on lies. I

I was fired from a large local entertainment company because I would not lie for the VP of the department I worked for who is lies to the SVP and CEO and the family of the company founder. The company justifies the support of this behavior by saying they have to build HR carses to elemnate the employee by protecting the company from lawsuits and builds cases based on lies. I

Is the youth of the Clinton era?

Interesting topic, but don't blame just TV and Movies, etc. Sports has begun to teacs cheating is ok (as long as you don't get caught). Basketball and even hockey were once finesse sports, but are obviously now contact sports. What happened to "foul". Then there is the "doping" problem.

More subtle than entertainment and sports is academia - not the standard "cheating on tests", but the problem of "teaching to the test". SAT scores of 2400 are a prime example. We are now seeing the same mindset in the professional world with "certifications" from faux professional organizations becoming important, while relegating a college degree to the status of "certificate of coursework completion".

We have become a society content with mediocrity; best example - American Idol.

As a solar customer SCE needs to streamline their confusing "bill." SMUD has a one page bill, why can't SCE do the same. BTW, my 4KW system covers all our electricity needs. Unlike a car which has no "pay back," my solar will be paying back for decades.