I don't think I want my pin broadcast across a (potentially) insecure local Wifi network. I'd much rather the analog solution in this case (a signature). Yeah, my server could potentially swipe my credit card and steal the account info, but:

• * since it's credit and not debit, I don't have to fight to get my money back. I simply tell my CC company that the charge isn't mine and let them investigate.
• * it is a lot easier to catch an employee stealing card numbers than an anonymous geek who hacks the WLAN from across the street.

What's more -- Aardvark doesn't routinely collect information from its users. Apart from the Google Ads, this site is a cookie-free zone -- I probably know nothing at all about you anyway!

I went to your site and Firefox prompted me to accept the following cookie:
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Not a big deal, really, but it doesn't match up with your policy.

You've done the research? Care to provide a citation for your claims?

The 50 (sometimes 47) million number that is often quoted comes from SAHIE. A quick glance at the about page will show you that:

The SAHIE program models health insurance coverage by combining survey data with population estimates and administrative records. Our estimates are based on data from the following sources:

* The Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS);
* Demographic population estimates;
* Aggregated federal tax returns;
* Participation records for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program;
* County Business Patterns;
* Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) participation records; and
* Census 2000.

If you want to dig deaper then checkout the data inputs section.

BOTTOM LINE: it is not a "mailin" survey or anything of the sort. 47 million is the best, educated guess of the number of uninsured based on data from a wide variety of sources collected in 2005 and compiled by SAHIE; 50 million if you look at the 2006 data.

Don't you mean that it's harder to find stuff Kwickly?

How about Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A?

A court (the legislative branch).

Nope. That'd be a prosecutor (acting under the authority of the executive branch).