Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) called it a holocaust - the death of approximately 45,000 Americans each year due to a lack of health insurance. While his choice of words is reprehensible, and blaming the situation on Republicans absurd, the statistic he is referring to does beg a very interesting question:
Why put a system at risk that provides quality healthcare to 350 million Americans on an effort that may only directly benefit 45,000 individuals?
