and ultimately a disaster for the democratic party. it cannot be sustained. when you've got the median household income in this country being $50,000, their answer in the way that they're going to be doing this to us is to shift us more and more into high-deductible plans and limited benefit plans. we will be paying a lot more out of our own pocket. we will have the appearance of being able to afford premiums but we cannot afford health care. that cannot be sustained. >> what do we do about it that does not involve the politicians? frankly in this last month my faith in them, frankly is dead and probably dying and probably dying and may be dead. >> i think there will have to be some private means of monitoring these companies and making sure that they are held accountable in ways that they currently are not. if the politicians can't do it, we've got to figure out a way to do it ourselves. >> we can't -- it would be a strike would be the logical solution here, insurance strike, but you can't do that because if you're a day late with your premium, they cancel it and