Mere nationalization isn't the big difference between the US and all the other countries. It's the fact that Americans are completely paranoid about being told

Mere nationalization isn't the big difference between the US and all the other countries. It's the fact that Americans are completely paranoid about being told "no, that's not worth it" when their doctor wants to do some procedure on them that might save their lives. I really like the VA's model, but if you just start out on a goal to "nationalize the system" you won't get the VA.