Exactly.

Like I said before, when I was a kid in the 1950's my Dad was a mail carrier. We lived on a cul-de-sac in a new "tract" home in CA. THREE medical doctors and their families lived on that block - and if they had more money than we did you couldn't tell it.

That's because a doctor visit cost about $5 and prescriptions cost about $3. Yes, wages were about a buck an hour at that time so those charges were substantial - five hours and three hours work. Still, medical charges have gone up far more than inflation.

The government getting into it has meant a massive transfer of tax money to private business - the medical industry.