healthcare coverage for the first 209-something years of my 20-something years of my life. i was an active duty army a officer before i had access. as administrator virma put it, it is soft bigotry. low expectation is not what people in america need. the dignity that people get and receive from the opportunity to do for themselves, to be engaged in their own health outcome, ultimately leads to better health outcomes. when people have a vested interest in anything, they are more likely to care about it, to utilize it, and get the maximum value from it. i am utterly convinced from personal experience that having that opportunity is the greatness of america and we owe it to people to give them that chance to improve their lives. trish: part of the problem with welfare is that it becomes a bit of a trap. you know, you can t go to work because you re getting that much from the government. then you just want more from the government. it s that much harder to go to work. you think about s