[ksen]

And if they do, they are free to find another carrier, or, pay attention now, pay for their health care themselves.

Uh huh, good luck getting coverage for a pre-existing condition before the government mandated that insurance companies couldn't refuse coverage for that anymore.

Single payer systems outlaw private transactions.

No they don't. Even France has an optional supplemental insurance option.

[GSD Lover]

France has the best “government” healthcare precisely because they do utilze private insurance markets and have more room for innovation.

Pure single payer as in Britain is a nightmare.

[Durus]

Do you know why it's impossible to use facts and reason to change the mind of a progressive? Because a progressive's opinions are not based in facts or reason.