A childlike understanding of the world leads to these sorts of responses. Right, if we have single-payer, the state will be running my life. You folks are like the leftists in that you have no historical understanding whatsoever. As a result, you're oblivious to the fact that you live in more opulence and freedom in the sense that you mean than the world has ever seen, yet you convince yourselves that you have less of these freedoms and that the state is breathing down your throat and only getting closer. In fact, you and the leftists live in such opulence and, dare I say, "privilege," that you must imagine and contrive your oppression.