» Thing is, we didn't have socialized medicine in say the 1970s, and I don't remember things being this bad or regulated. What happened? Or even more simply, w

» Thing is, we didn't have socialized medicine in say the 1970s, and I don't remember things being this bad or regulated. What happened? Or even more simply, we grew up. I was born in the late eighties. I was simply too young to understand that the civil war was not about states' rights. It was about slavery. I thought adults knew everything and as I became an adult I realized I knew nothing. That or a lot of what was previously swept under the carpet or dog whistled is now out in the open. Back to the topic though, I agree with you Probably the easiest explanation is healthcare is now a bigger slice of a bigger pie about 20% of a USD 20T GDP iirc. There is simply too much money to be made here. There is only so much investment opportunity that has any good return so smart money will chase anything that resembles guaranteed returns. Thoughts?