“Why do you fear a government subsidized health care system so much?”

I fear a government ANYTHING, because government has proved over and over and OVER again that it gets most things wrong. I especially fear government having anything to do with health care because it’s such a critical part of many people’s lives…including mine, as a cystic fibrosis patient (even though I’ve not had to seek health care for that for several years now).

“Why is it so important to continue a health care system that is financially burdensome to so many people who cannot afford its high costs?”

Because it’s better than any ideas that anybody has floated yet. It’s what my employer would call the CBA, or Current Best Approach. That doesn’t mean it’s the best for all time, just the best anybody has put out to date. New ideas are welcome and will receive due consideration IF they aren’t stupid on their face. Putting government bureaucrats in the mix has proven to be a jaw-droppingly stupid move in other areas. There’s no reason to believe the same wouldn’t be true of health care.