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Old news but the message is consistent. The pope affirms the value of human life at all stages.

Americans spend a fortune on health care, if they need it and can afford it. Insurance premiums are through the roof and causing many businesses to reconsider employee coverage. I’ve never understood why we have a system set up that almost forces us to get health coverage through an employer. We don’t do that for auto or homeowners’ insurance, why would we do that for our health?

Everyone living in Britain pays three percent of their income into the National Health Service. CBS News reported on this American living in London who found it worked very well for her.

We have to fix the health care crisis in the United States. It’s a mess. While many are looking at the British model for implementation in the U.S., it has its problems too. Check out this segment from CBS News.

Let’s burn our food!

“New research indicates that corn-based ethanol is more costly to human health and the environment than gasoline. The research also indicates that biofuels from non-food crops may be less costly.”