> To take an obvious example, the US healthcare system is not failing in its primary mission, which is to transfer wealth from the population at large to a spec

> To take an obvious example, the US healthcare system is not failing in its primary mission, which is to transfer wealth from the population at large to a specific group. It is in fact spectacularly successful. The goal of every business is to transfer wealth from the population to the business. It is a capitalist[0] society's job to ensure a system that aligns those goals with society's. When people refer to the healthcare system failing, they mean the system is not doing a very good job of delivering on society's goal's. The abstract healthcare system itself doesn't have any goals. Doctor's, hospitals, and insurance providers all have goals, but many times they no only conflict with society but also eachother. [0] - In a non capitalist society you are trading the "aligning firms with society" problem for the far more difficult "aligning individuals with society".