I would think that so many "experts" on the workings of government in the United States would understand that this is how it's supposed to be. The states are the "Laboratories Of Democracy"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratories_of_democracy where ideas are tried out, the theory is that if an idea is good then people will move to that state increasing it's power, influence and prestige.
If an idea is unpopular then people will move away from that state, it's called "voting with your feet"
That way the other states can adopt what works, avoid what doesn't and improve the overall well-being of the citizens.
As opposed to what we got with the ACA where the Federal government forces mandates and taxes down everybody's throat with no recourse, to avoid the Obamatax you can either spend a whole lot of money on something you maybe don't want to buy.
Or leave the US.
Or die.
I applaud Vermont, I hope other states follow suit, because healthcare should never have even been attempted by the Federal Government.
It may work for individual states but the whole US is too complicated for a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach plus I think it's really outside of the scope of Federal power.
The only question I have about Vermont is how long will it's citizens have to pay the Obamatax for not purchasing insurance like the ACA requires?
Once a tax is enacted it's nearly impossible to get congress to rescind it.
