Good job impressing the parents. I remember what Sarah's father said to me when I asked for his permission. He said, "if she's happy then I'm happy. If she's not happy, then I'm not happy", spoken in a bit of an ominous tone. Regarding health care, you could always be a private contractor. Lots of people at my work do it. Your income could double! But, then you see how 40% goes to taxes, and the rest to benefits. The guy I talked to says he pays $1000 per month for his family (wife and two kids I think). Anyway, I for one am happy with the health care here. If you don't like it that people are uninsured then go find one and pay for it! It's called charity. It's a shame that the church doesn't do more. A lot of hospitals were started by churches back in the day, to care for the sick. Now we just wait for the government to do it for us. sad.