AU has a national health scheme,I used it to have a graft on my eardrum several years back.Didnt cost a cent. There are gaps in the system such as long waiting lists and poor dental cover,its also under pressure from the economic 'rationalists' esp in the liberal party.The only reason I mention such a creation of the hated state is that it could soon be a matter of life or death for many septic tanks.The foot and mouth outbreak in Britain would have been nipped in the bud a lot quicker had computerized tags been used.There's some scrambling around now in the US to shore up sagging public health infrastructure.What's probably really needed is something like I seem to remember Lady C proposing.I'm boosting 2 things here that on the surface may seem anathema to anarchists.IDs for all and socialized medicine.Am I wrong to?