bk, we can joke about this. What else is there we can do? We've got a government bent on ramming a tremendous new burden upon its people (health care). Latest figures are for 2.3 trillion a year. Now, who REALLY knows what the real cost will be but if we use history as a benchmark we are looking at much higher cost. With roughly 300 million people in the U.S. a 1.2 trillion figure leaves us with an outlay of 4000 dollars a year for EVERY man woman and child. At 55 I pay 6 grand a year. I can't see a government run entity saving me much. And just think of the added burden those people between 15 and 30 will have to pay. What happens to ANY stock like JCP is a drop in the bucket compared to what we might face. Being the healthiest people on this earth and the poorest doesn't appeal to me. JKP