FORGOTTEN NOTHING AND LEARNED NOTHING? Ralph Nader:

Medicare is another matter. Its precarious future state is hostage to staggering annual price increases by the health care and drug industries which could be addressed by an efficient single payer health insurance system.

Er, Mr Nader, meaning no disrespect, sir, but are the common costs of research and development of drugs going to disappear just because the Treasury collects money from the taxpayers and picks up the tab? As an exercise, discover how much indirect cost return is involved in Government contracts for, say, hammers, or aircraft coffee makers.