Hey, Andy, great post. I don't have enough room here to properly respond, so I have posted it here. http://www.4threvolt.com/FreeMarket.html
I explain how I came to conclude that free market systems are what truly help the poor --and that big government systems always fail and end up hurting the poor. I also provide links describing medical care reform ideas that exploit free market principles (which have been successfully implemented in Indiana and Singapore) -- while the big government systems in Canada and Great Britain are failing. Also, at the end of the post, I respond directly to some of your comments.