One could easily argue that a public healthcare system would also eliminate competition based on cost. Our federal government isn't especially known for keepin

One could easily argue that a public healthcare system would also eliminate competition based on cost. Our federal government isn't especially known for keeping costs low. That's why, personally, I'd be all for individual states running healthcare but not for the federal government to do so. If one state is mismanaged in that taxes are too high or the healthcare quality is shoddy you could still move and at least be in the same country.