In this case it is appropriate to talk about more or less government because you were arguing for a large expansion of government via comprehensive redistributi

In this case it is appropriate to talk about more or less government because you were arguing for a large expansion of government via comprehensive redistribution schemes. The problem is "producing affordability" is only from economies of scale sometimes and the situation is actually dramatically more complex because the other thing that benefits from economies of scale is market power accumulation, both public and private, which is the real driver of the expensiveness of many of the things you mention, it certainly is for healthcare, transit, and power in the US context.