> What are the reasons why moving to a single payer system is so bad? Half the country (or at least, half the voters, which is only like 2/3rd of the country b

> What are the reasons why moving to a single payer system is so bad? Half the country (or at least, half the voters, which is only like 2/3rd of the country because so many don't vote) believes in rugged individualism and a Just World. They see single payer as their tax dollars going to paying for someone else's health problems that they caused themselves. In other words, they'll complain about their dollars paying for a smoker's lung cancer treatment or an overeater's diabetic treatment. They think everyone's health problems are their own and don't want to pay for it. The fact that when they pay for health insurance but don't make claims means their money goes to other people is completely lost on them.