Health care is an issue but it is not what killed the economy....what killed the economy was the "progressive" modernization of the markets in 1999-2000, the lack of oversight, the refusal of the thought of oversight and institutions making bad loans.....reason why Obama and company won't say the truth is they are directly responsable for 3/4's of it where the GOP is resposible for 1/2. Clinton and the GOP modernized the markets and Clinton is on record saying he told the senate and congressional banking committees to watch Fredie and Fannie and keep them under control, Lack of oversight was to actually see what regulations needed to be in place in the NEW SYSTEM, Dems refused to do anything and they actually claimed those institutions were doing great from 2002-2005, then in 2007 when they were in power they finally did get SOME regulation too late, then dems are the ones who forced loans to people who couldn't afford it AKA no down payment 120% loans that didn't require barrower info and the payments flexxed up sharply after 2 years..