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I agree we need health care reform, but not necessarily a single payer system. In fact, health care reform doesn't need to come from the Federal Government -- health care is heavily regulated at the state level. These regulations effect price.

http://www.heritage.org/research/healthcare/cda05-07.cfm

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/13/health/webmd/main2923760.shtml

http://www.smartmoney.com/breaking-news/?story=20041207014549

So, if we look at the states with the "best/cheapest" health care (The CBS article says Hawaii provides the "best" while eHealthinsurance.com/smartmoney show MO having the "cheapest"), then we can pressure our local state legislators to make insurance work for your state. It can probably be done faster and easier than any sort of reform at the federal level.

I really don't know why the choice is either "single payer" or "our current screwed up system". The system is screwed up at the state level because no one looks at the state level anymore. People immediately look to the executive branch of the Federal government, which really has little to do with the issue.

So it hasn't been working out too well. Running off of the floor fan and no A/C, the room still closely mirrors the outside. It was making some difference, but not enough. Yesterday, I turned the exhaust fan down to low (instead of high) as an experiment. Initially, I had the exhaust fans on super-high, hoping to suck as much hot air out of the room as possible. I'm now going with a low exhaust speed with an idea that maybe that air I'm pumping into the room from the basement needs to stay in the room longer. Today, with a temperature of 84F outside (in the shade), the room is holding around 78F inside. So, that is some improvement.

I also believe i need to pump *more* air from the basement into the server room. Before I rush out and purchase a bigger fan, I am trying a cheaper experiment - removing the filter from underneath the fan. If that helps, I will look at different filters to see what provides the highest air flow.

Despite the ineffectiveness in the server room, some floor fans could still do a good job in other rooms of the house -- they don't have as many "heaters" running all 24x7 during the summer.