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To be frank, you don't have to look long to find ample evidence of our government being a disaster. COVID is fresh in everyone's minds and everything about that

To be frank, you don't have to look long to find ample evidence of our government being a disaster. COVID is fresh in everyone's minds and everything about that situation was horrifically mismanaged. We all know the healthcare situation is terrible but the main politicians that want to change this offer 100% government controlled single payer healthcare as the only solution. That would take us from the least socialized system in the world, to literally the most socialized system in the world. I don't think you have to try very hard to imagine why people are uncomfortable with that. Edit: Never make one slight error on HN or your entire point is invalid, it would be one of the most socialized by the legislative proposals, but not literally the most.

worik 4y ago
> , to literally the most socialized system in the world. Well there is Cuba. The best health system in the world, many say.
- whitemary 4y ago
  During the heights of the pandemic, the Cuban health system sent over 2,000 doctors to 23 of the most affected countries. No other country sent nearly that many doctors elsewhere, and Cuba is a tiny place!
bradleyjg 4y ago
That would take us from the least socialized system in the world, to literally the most socialized system in the world. Single payer is “less socialist” than the UK system that has many of the healthcare providers working directly for the government. Likewise, the US is not the “least socialist” today. In Nigeria most people just pay out of pocket for healthcare.
- whitemary 4y ago
  Nigeria sounds like paradise! I wonder why more Americans don't move there.