[mdmull]

No state will choose to opt out as they will continue to bear the costs that will subsidize the public option. Can you see the state gvmt. that says yeah we're paying the cost for other states gov. supported heath insurance but no, not here. Don't forget that the plan is being written by people that really want a single payer system. All of the provisions in the plan will add to personal health care costs that will eventually cause enough people to accept the single payer system, not because they think it's better, but because they will think, mistakenly in my opinion, that it will be the only affordable choice for them. Our children will not enjoy the standard of living that we have experienced. I'm saddened by that realization every day.