If there's one thing the polls agree on when it comes to health care its...? The point is that on one hand the public, when asked, wants major changes in order to expand insurance coverage, but most Americans are also happy when it comes to their own care and how much they pay. So what gives?

According to this article, "Americans support the principle of extending coverage to millions of people, but only so long as they are not negatively affected by the potential trade-offs, namely higher costs or reduced access." In other words, they want the proverbial "free lunch." 

What does this mean when it comes to policy? Simply put, it is an opportunity for advocates of the free market to push our reforms. After all, the socialist, government-run model demands tradeoffs for the very simple reason that it is not more efficient than the free market. Only the free market can give consumers something for nothing by creating a more efficient system. The catch is convincing all of the special interests to give up some of their power.