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When you hear cable news people talking about why the Democrats ought to pass health care reform -- and fast -- it's generally all about political calculations. The president, they say, will suffer the same fate as Bill Clinton in 1994 if he doesn't pass health care. The congressional election will...

It seems like every year around my birthday, my health insurance company, Blue Cross of California, has to send me a "gift" -- a thick letter announcing it's upping the premium on my individual health plan. Last year, I switched to a higher-deductible plan and a month later, I got a letter...