Less expensive on a per-patient basis, but more expensive as a government program, which would compete directly with defense spending and foreign aid. I don't d

Less expensive on a per-patient basis, but more expensive as a government program, which would compete directly with defense spending and foreign aid. I don't disagree that there were cultural factors involved as well, as Americans have a predisposition towards certain ideas which resemble a notion of individual responsibility (for a certain definition.)