Libertarians, and many others, know that corporations are often not the most enthusiastic supporters of a free market, and are even often happy about government coercion in the marketplace if it gets them the goodies.

Here, the head of Blue Shield supports state health care.

I don't know all the details of what he has in mind, except what's in the article, but a cynic might think that he has his eye on setting up a pipeline between the taxpayer's pocket and his company. I'm sure grocery stores support food stamps for the same reason.

Socialized medicine, the Holy Grail of the Left, was defeated 80-20 in an Oregon referendum.