Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
You would think that Republicans would love to break out of the employer-based insurance model for two reasons: If we had a single-payer government-run system, a) businesses wouldn't have to provide it, saving them tons of money and to UA's point, it would empower potential entrepreneurs to break free of the golden handcuffs of employment. Tying insurance to employment must definitely stifle innovation.
Would some employers like to be free of the ACA employer mandate? Sure. Others might wish to continue providing health coverage to offer a competitive compensation package, although the ACA "cadillac tax" penalizes an "overly generous" offering.

I'm skeptical that a single payer system would occasion a small business renaissance. All the taxes to pay for it would need to come from somewhere.