Everyone is talking about controlling the rising cost of health care, but is that really such a good idea? When other sectors of the economy grow it's considered good news. We Americans spend more on our clothes, more on our cars and more on our homes than most people around the world. Why shouldn't we spend more on health care? We're not like other countries, well not yet anyway.We do spend more per capita on health care than any other nation in the world. In 2007 we spent $2.26 trillion, that comes to $7,439 per person. Why do we spend so much? Is it because our health care system is broke like the mainstream media tells us, or could there be other reasons?These excerpts from Wikipedia may shed some light:The United States is a leader in medical innovation. In 2004, the health care industry spent three times as much as Europe per capita on biomedical research. [....]In 2006, the United States accounted for three quarters of the world's biotechnology revenues and 82% of world R&D...(Read Full Post)