This article makes some good points up until the end. It criticizes private sector waste without evaluating waste in the public sector. I see how the taxpayer

This article makes some good points up until the end. It criticizes private sector waste without evaluating waste in the public sector. I see how the taxpayer impact could possibly* be a wash, and do see problems in the private sector for sure. But my experiences with just about any US federal system does not cause me to see them as a bastion of efficiency. Without a profit incentive or really any incentive beyond occasional bad press, and with strict salary and firing controls they do not innovate or improve. Look at the VA for an example. Horror stories do exist for British and Canadian systems as well as others I’m sure. * This article also ignores the fact that many of the countries listed also still have private insurance supplementals. Those may need to be added for a fair comparison. In the end I don’t have good solution, but think the traditional arguments in both directions are generally hyperbolic and over simplified. Unless data shows conclusively otherwise, I lean toward free market solutions.