In a recent conversation at Bloggingheads.tv, Mark Schmitt, the editor of the liberal political and policy monthly The American Prospect, makes the case for increased public health coverage of the type Sen. Barack Obama has proposed from the perspective of the struggling but well-meaning small business owner. Check it out:

Is he right? Or are entrepreneurs better off under the current system? Do weigh in, and if you know of a good articulation of the opposing view, email it to bizboxonslate@gmail.com.