"So, in fact, Mitt Romney makes an excellent case for single-payer universal health care benefits provided by the government--just like nearly every other industrialized country in the world provides. Why should his healthcare be bundled with his employment? His need for healthcare certainly doesn't end with his employment. Romney's comments, while only inadvertanly humane, point out a glaring problem in our healthcare system. We need true universal coverage, just like any modern industrial wealthy nation in the Western world recognizes is a fundamental right."

I think the poster tried to make a good point.

I would like to point out that workers may be chained to horrible employers based solely on the need for health-care

Having healthcare stapled, welded and glued, to employment is a horrible system.

I am tired of looking for jobs that I don't really want just because they offer "bennys". People could actually work for small businesses or personal dreams and projects if they weren't tied down to a crap job that has healthcare.

but we shouldn't have to dig to get to it.

I think its a good point for small business owners ... not that they can fire folk at will ... but that they shouldn't have the burden of trying to provide healthcare benefits (it should be universal coverage/ healthcare for all). It could open up the pool of potential employees ... it could allow small businesses to hire more full time employees.

He/she should not be able to fire somebody just because the cost of providing that employee's health care has gone up. Especially if job related conditions led to the increase in health care costs.

Add to this the opposite idea; that individuals should be able to "fire" their employer and move to another one anytime they want and have the opportunity to do so. Regardless of their health issues.

Individuals should be able to change jobs without changing doctors.

When an individual has an opportunity for a better position with a different company, their first thoughts shouldn't have to be: "Can my sick child keep his current doctor? What will my copays for his medicine be under the new insurance?"

These can be winning arguments when discussing the issue with business owners and with employees who currently have insurance.

"Tayson"'s health issues should have been covered by Worker's comp. Of course, then you get into problems with child labor laws.

You should have kept "Grick Dayson" motivated to stay with you, even with that little problem of his relationship with an undocumented alien.

Romney wants to be able to fire anyone, anytime...no, bosses don't have that right, companies don't have that right...actually, they do in lots of states, but they shouldn't...for cause, people, for cause!

On the flip side, a bad workplace can increase the severity of mental health conditions.
The last thing that someone with declining mental health needs is to lose their health insurance.