We need an icon for "going over your head".
It's not about who's covered. I'm on record for supporting single payer universal care. But no one owes you health care in the sense that others should be compelled at gun point (which is what the force of law and taxation really means) to pay for it when you demand it. I see it as a benefit that we collectively have decided that we want to give to others, and receiving it is a privilege of citizenship.
Again, most people support designing a rational, fair system. But I think personal initiative and responsibility should remain part of our national character. I don't think we should all adopt Rob's approach of just seeing what you can squeeze from the system, e.g. "citizenship to me is all about what's in it for me as far as a social welfare". Citizenship to me is about creating a fair and equitable society that provides opportunity and advancement for the most number of people.
YMMV.
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