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Think it through before getting to upset. Right now, we have socialized medicine whether you like it or not. Many individuals and families do not have insurance (even though they could afford it) and use Emergency Room services as their primary care. The hospitals are required to treat these people by a combination of law and for tort mitigation. Who do you think pays for these services??? You and I do! The medical facilities charge higher prices for medical services to make up for those who don't pay. This results in higher premiums and higher co-pays.

As for MD businesses, they support this. The charge of $295 per employee is not a lot, it is less than 3% of minimum wage employee salaries.

The cost of health care is a major problem facing this country. This is one of the more reasonable approaches that I have seen and it is a hell of alot better than the gov't taking over health care altogether.

"we have socialized medicine whether you like it or not"

A significant part is still private, but too much is already socialized. Having the federal gov't or a state gov't dictate that people buy medical insurance is contrary to the principles of the U.S. Constitution. (So is Social Security, etc.)
The Massachusetts plan will collapse under the weight of people who want something for nothing, then the liberal lunatics will say the Federal gov't should rescue it. The Massachusetts plan is a step toward more socialized medicine. There will never be enough taxpayers to pay for all the things, including medical care, that people think they are entitled to. How about free housing, free food, free education, free retirement, so everyone can be equal like the peasants on Stalin's collective farms? - Completely equal slaves to the state.

As for MD businesses, they support this. The charge of $295 per employee is not a lot, it is less than 3% of minimum wage employee salaries.

The Income Tax was a pretty reasonable percentage too, when it was first put into effect.

How do you spell "I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M"?