It's time to put a huge counter up like the 'Deficit counter.'

[Are_grits_groceries]

It should be in a prominent place, and it should add up the people who die each minute because of lack of health insurance. Joe could have a permanent picture up with it. Others could be changed in and out regularly. There are a lot of people who should go up there. Those people are shameless, but it would be a reminder.

[NightWatcher]

1. under the number of dead could we put a counter for number who declared bankruptcy

because of medical bills

[phantom power]

2. and let's add the number of ER visits used as last-ditch health care...

[Winterblues]

3. Google US Debt Clock

Under Clinton it was actually turned off for the first time in a decade and then came Bush*. Now it is spinning so fast it is unreadable..