[BillyB]

That's not even what I am implying. I am corresponding the act of condoning someones selling their vote for personal gain vs. the condemnation of someone who is accused of being a greedy capitalist. That is clearly a hypocritical stance.

Not totally untrue, but you must remember that the fraud and the manipulation of many of the recipitants in all government assisted programs is equal to, or if not greater than the excessive instances of over indulgence by the parties that you named. But, lets also not forget to point out that the ambulance chaser, and illegitimate malpractice claims by that slimiest form of existance known to man (the attorney), is responsible for as much monetary abuse as the other two categories. Where are the checks and balance system in dealing with those scum bags? Could it be because most politians are lawyers themselves? I guess that can explain why most fit into the "selling their souls" mold. It's just in their inner beings.

So, "recipitant" fraud is equal to litigation costs to the health care system? Where's the proof for that?

Since you seem to know, what portion of the litigation costs for the health care system are for legitimate malpractice claims versus "illegitimate malpractice claims"? And, "ambulance chaser" claims versus legitimate ones. (Though, I don't understand how one driver suing another drives up costs on the health care system -- unless you're just off topic venting.)

If you can separate them out so easily, it would seem easy for Congress to do the same. Assuming you'd claim that the Dems would never put an end to those claims b/c they are in the pockets of the "scum bags," why didn't the Repubs prohibit those claims? Seems like an easy sell to the American public.