> "Of course, having to pay taxes is itself a mandate of a sort, but it’s one the electorate has largely come to terms with." Some taxes maybe? The whole "mand

> "Of course, having to pay taxes is itself a mandate of a sort, but it’s one the electorate has largely come to terms with." Some taxes maybe? The whole "mandate vs. tax" argument was at the core of the opposition to the Affordable Care Act. I would argue that this issue is not decided by a long shot and a great deal of people are still upset by this. Further, this article addresses aggregate costs but doesn't acknowledge that costs of the change to single payer will impact people in much different ways. Some folks will be asked to pay a lot MORE, and some will be asked to pay LESS, and it may settle out to be cheaper in aggregate, but cheaper to whom? These impacts (especially felt in the short term) need to be considered and mitigated.