Penny wise and pound foolish. No, not even penny wise. Just foolish. The incipient push in our country to focus on preventive care, with the financial support needed to provide this care through supported insurance, is an investment in the public health, an investment in the health of the future. To give this up and force nonrich folks to look only at immediate health needs is not even good economics, let alone good stewardship of our country and its people. We are making ourselves vulnerable to health crises. But also, how can a recovering economy bubble happily along when people are sick, worried about getting sick, worried about their kids getting sick, or worried about their parents getting nursing care? Are we going to center the entire money flow on spending most of our earnings and savings on insurance coverage, doctor bills, and hospitals? The Republicans' attack on our water, our air, our knowledge, and our public health is not the behavior of people who love their country.