Half of America still thinks the word 'socialism' is a curse word. There are enough ignorants, malcontents, and profiteers to hold back meaningful progress far

Half of America still thinks the word 'socialism' is a curse word. There are enough ignorants, malcontents, and profiteers to hold back meaningful progress far beyond any of our lifespans. Not to be a wet blanket or anything, but people expecting big, commonsense improvements to the US social system are doomed to be disappointed. Additionally, the sheer size of the health insurance industry is a speed limit on how quickly such a transition could happen, both because of their ability to retard or corrupt political progress, as well as the scale of economic disruption such a change would entail.