Then don't start the argument? Every other western country does it by piggy backing on all the innovation happening in the US. Next there's the costs. Univers

Then don't start the argument? Every other western country does it by piggy backing on all the innovation happening in the US. Next there's the costs. Universal healthcare isn't going to make it cheaper. It will get more expensive since it's hard to set up in such a way (read: free market force way) that certain people have ownership and can be held accountable. With a government solution everyone gets incentivized to avoid as much ownership as possible. When things go wrong is when the the blame game begins. Departments pointing their fingers at each other. Or pointing at the department that should've been. The easiest way to resolve conflicts is by simply accepting the money lost. It's just tax money anyway.