thanks for posting, Mesh.
AFAIK we're the only first-world country with a for-profit health care system.
and as far as avoiding GMOs good luck.
In the U.S. corn is almost 95% GMO. Most live-stock is fed with corn and corn syrup is a staple of the food industry, so eliminating corn from your diet is next to impossible.
If my relatives in Germany are correct GMOs are still illegal but there is pressure from the powerful GMO lobby to change this.
Politicians here won't even pass legislation to label GMO products.
Scary stuff.