What's even wilder is that in the recent primaries (both 2020 and 2016) of the "left" party a major argument was that this system is so awesome that it must be

What's even wilder is that in the recent primaries (both 2020 and 2016) of the "left" party a major argument was that this system is so awesome that it must be protected at all costs, even if moving to something like single-payer would be cheaper while covering more people [1]. [1]: https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/07/30/mercatus-study-finds-medicare-for-all-saves-2-trillion/ https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/07/30/mercatus-stu...