Here are some paths to explore. Might be more useful than "I drove through Salt Lake and I've never seen such a poor, pathetic, hopeless, culturally deprived city". Btw, I heard this a lot from out-of-towners visiting for the Olympics. No smiley just for you SU.
Medical costs #1 reason for bankruptcy
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...tcy_study.html
Utah #40 in % of children with health insurance
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/stat...?doc_id=495884