Featured Yesterday it was Paid Maternity Leave; Today it is Expansion of the Medicaid Entitlement

I gave you the example of credit card companies congregating in states that gave them incentives. The same thing would happen with health insurance companies. That's how the "free" market works.

You are wrong. Again. (Just wanted to write that since you use the phrasing so often.)
The health insurance companies are regulated as to the amount of rate increases they can inflict every year. It wouldn't be long before certain states would be known as insurance friendly states that would have higher allowable rate increases. They would do this to attract corporate headquarters and jobs.

I don't think the government would allow two divergent forms--single payer and private--to exist side-by-side. Like Canada they would likely outlaw private companies. Alternatively, people would drop their job provided coverage to get on the single payer plan because the government would be sure to make it less expensive. You see anybody over 65 staying on private employer plans or otherwise buying private plans when Medicare is available? No.

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Thanks for making my point. If there were a single payer plan, no one would want to stay on their private plans.

The government running your health care would not have regulations? Would not have price controls? The very essence of single payer system is for the government to set up global budgets for health care centers to operate under. This is what leads to rationing and wage and salary controls.

Based on that quote I'm certain I know more about American history than you. Charity begins with people giving from the goodness of their heart, not with the government enforcing it.

From each according to his ability to each according to their need. Understand you loud and clear.

"I want to worship mammon." Someone said this, and quite recently--Once again you make things up. Shame on you.

Christian charity is one thing. Government enforced charity is a whole different ball game.

Is a part of my makeup, my very being. Taking someone's money, giving it to the government and letting them dole it out isn't my idea of Christian charity.

 

A better approach to the maternity leave issue would be to give tax incentives (yes, I know the Trump plan does this, and that's great). The problem I have with it is making the program mandatory. It does not take into account the size of the employer, their ability to provide this benefit, etc.

 

Yeah, sure. Show me where I said that. Sheesh. Give it a rest.