I play in a band that is quite apolitical. We are all about promoting good vibes and encouraging people to have fun. It's not very fun to worry about the state of the world today.

However, in my own music, I don't shy away. In a world in which politicians are untouchable, there's not much the average citizen can do but vote, write/call their representatives and make their voices heard. So the way I do that is through music.

If someone brings it up, I'll talk about it (and at home, my wife hears me venting all the time) but mostly politics comes through my music.

All those in the US, did you vote today? Remember, you don't have to vote, you get to vote.

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There were no elections in my district. Otherwise I surely would have! I'm very involved when it comes to that sort of thing! I'm a big believer in "power to the people"!

Yes, I voted today. My biggest problems right now with the currant state of the US when it comes to politics is the people without health insurance. I think that is because it is hitting close to home at the moment for me. My parents insurance that they get through my Dad's place of work, where he is now retired from, has went up from 225.00 every three months to 500.00 a month. There is no way they can afford this. My father is now working two jobs to try to keep it and he still is going to have to drop it because before he got the second job he got behind on his bills trying to pay the insurance. Now just recently he had a stroke behind the eye and is fine now but the week he had to take off of work has now put them even farther behind and they still will have to drop the insurance.

Sorry for the long post but I am just disgusted on how this can happen. My Dad besides the stroke he just had had not used his insurance for going on ten years. He is not a person that like to go to the dr's. So why the huge increse? He is lining someone's pockets and I bet they have no problem paying for health insurance.

It is disgraceful, tater, how the health insurance issues are in this country. We are so screwed up and backwards that it's not even funny. A strong able-bodied man can collect assistance, medicaid, food stamps, etc. because he is diagnosed with some kind of learning disorder or syndrome. He can work, but he doesn't have to. And people like your dad and others have to do without. Don't even get me started!

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I wish that along with "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," they had included "Health". Because then it would be seen as an inalienable right, rather than something we have to pay through the nose for. It's funny that pursuit of happiness is put above health.

So, Canadians, tell us about your health care system? Is it really as good as I've heard?

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I to would be interested to know how the insurance is in Canada. I have heard pros and cons but that is mainly from politicians and to be honest I take what they say with a grain of salt.

Thank you everyone for listening to be vent the other day.

Canada has socialized medicine, right? Meaning you folks don't have to pay for it at all? Is that true, or do you have some kind of co-pay?

You don't have to pay anything at all? Not even for painkillers and stuff?