While sitting in the waiting room of the financial aid office at my college, I noticed some screaming and shouting matches from town hall meetings regarding the Democratic health care reform plan on CNN. What I find quite alarming is the overwhelmingly passionate protests from seniors who are already recieving medicare or medicaid.
 How can they protest this health care reform when they are already a part of a government run healthcare system? The Social Security Act of 1965 was passed by Congress in late-spring of 1965 and signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson as amendments to Social Security legislation. At the time Conservatives stronly opposed the program as socialism. And now they are defending it tooth and nail.
 If the current administration can clean up waste and add more people to the plan, then why not? We already have socialist health care in america folks, and have for quite some time. Some more than others benefit from it though. I am a tax-payer and I haven/t seen a doctor but maybe twice in 10 years because I don't have insurance. But my tax money helps pay for seniors to get their colons and prostates checked regularly, and for the handicapped and disabled to get the care they need. 
 Maybe a little reform would be good for americans like me. Maybe not so good for seniors. But If we are trying to do the most good for the most people lets just come together and make it work people. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and right now the seniors are squeaking. I think its time for the UNINSURED to stand up and start making some noise.