> But think about the costs of such a system, regardless of inefficiencies / the problems of the current system that make things cost hundreds of thousands Tha

> But think about the costs of such a system, regardless of inefficiencies / the problems of the current system that make things cost hundreds of thousands That's why Germany has a social system where people pay in a fixed percentage (15,5%) of their income. That way, everybody pays the same percentage and everybody gets the same service. If I wasn't self-employed, my employer would have to pay 50% of these costs, so it would be about 8% of my income. The nice thing: this gets automatically deducted from an employees pay, so if he gets a raise or a cut, the percentage always stays the same. The downside of it: I make decent money at the moment and have to pay 600-700 euros/month for healthcare. If you make over a certain amount of money or are self-employed, you can opt-out of this system and move to a cheaper and better private one. I won't work for long because of demographic change, but it's an ok starting point