The idea of govt just taxing all and funding the services has already been proven out in the US. Medicare. I don't think the issue is that these things won't s

The idea of govt just taxing all and funding the services has already been proven out in the US. Medicare. I don't think the issue is that these things won't scale. BUT, Medicare comes with price controls. Free tuition, free healthcare for all has been proposed. Not free of course, it's simply taxed to the general public. Politically in the US, it doesn't sell. Not knocking it, a good argument can be made for these systems, and its a debate that needs to occur. "Socialism" (which it isn't really) evokes a visceral negative reaction in the US among many. Being stoked by the media (aka those who have an opposing financial interest) of course.