I’m still making up my mind about the Massachusetts mandated healthcare plan. Obviously, on its face I don’t like the government telling people they have to buy anything. But, that sort of thing happens all the time. We have to buy car insurance, after all. What appeals to me about it is that it’s a step in the right direction of breaking the silly linkage of healthcare and employers we inherited from World War II. Anyway, I’d be interested in what Ramesh et al. think about it. For those interested, Cato is firmly against this sort of thing.