I still think legalizing drugs, or at the very least decriminalizing possession would save a lot of jail space and and just maybe save the taxpayers some money. It's worth a try. What we are doing now sure isn't working. I don't think it will cure drug addiction, but it might reduce the cost to the rest of us. I have two teenage daughters. They tell me drugs are rampant at their high school. It worries me. So far, they have stayed away from drugs and lost friends in the process. Maybe I'm doing something right or maybe they are just naturally opposed to being "stoners" as they call the druggies nowadays.

As far as universal tax-supported health insurance, why do some Americans pay for it and not get it while others get it and not pay for it? Either make it available to all or to none. And get the illegal aliens out of the country and secure the borders or they would bankrupt the healthcare system. We are already spending more on health care than most nations that have national health care.