I'd like to pose a simple question -- you'll need to register to answer in the comments, and I encourage you to do so.
If your personal medical care was 1/5th of today's cost, could you pay cash for it with no government or "employer" assistance of any sort?
Just answer "yes" or "no" please.
Note that the question isn't "could you pay without foregoing anything else", or whether paying for it would cause you to be less-well-off, the question is could you pay for it. If you have to sell or mortgage something or give up something you currently enjoy such as your iPhone, the answer is "Yes", not "No."
No dodges, no games, no long-winded comments, just an answer to that question as a simple word.
(Attempts to game the question or add "ifs" or "buts" will be removed; I am interested simply in a poll here and thus am looking for the one-word answer.)
Note that on the second and subsequent pages of responses you'll see a "click poll"; you can only vote once!
