Are we back in the 60s? I don't know where to begin Patrick, so I'll begin with the pundits you refer to. Who are they?

ERs are provided by publically funded and privately funded hospitals. Private hospitals absorb the cost of uninsured patients.

"... each time the uninsured get sick, they go to the ER. Who foots that bill? The taxpayers." Isn't that the public option?

The %s of GDP you refer to simply represents the health care component of national goods and services, nothing more.

Insurance companies do not have to sell health insurance. We should be grateful that they do. A company's investors participate in determining compensation levels. When you become an investor, you can do so also.