'Free' market is too costly, not working

The most recent privatization debacle is the Medicare Advantage program. This free-market alternative for senior citizens costs taxpayers 17 percent more than the government-administered traditional Medicare program, with substantial subsidies going to private insurance companies.

The only viable answer to our health-care crisis is to adopt a single-payer, government-operated insurance system. This country can afford to provide health-care coverage for all its citizens; we only need to find the political will to do the right thing.

Preach it brother!