What are conservatives going to say if/when this plan not only doesn't lead to the ruination of Vermont, but the citizens of Vermont, by and large, mostly like how it works?
That's pretty-much what happened, in Canada....it worked better than anyone had expected.
I know. I have some friends in Vancouver, Canada. About 8-9 years ago, they travelled to Disneyland. After they returned home, Joe (the husband and father of two) became ill. At first they thought it was a cold or the flu. He just got worse and worse until he was hospitalized. He almost died several times. As it turns out, he had contracted Legionaires Disease (probably from one of the hotel air conditioner units).
Well, to make a long story short, he eventually recovered. That was obviously good news. The other good news is that they weren't at risk of bankruptcy and/or losing their home and their entire life savings which is something that is all too common in the USA. Even people with health insurance in the US can end up bankrupts due to an unexpected illness or lingering medical conditions. It happens ALL the time here.