I think it's all about 1945-1950. That's when Truman (accidentally?) ensconced employer-based healthcare into law in the US and the NHS began in Britain. Of cou

I think it's all about 1945-1950. That's when Truman (accidentally?) ensconced employer-based healthcare into law in the US and the NHS began in Britain. Of course France's solution is quite compelling, as is Germany's, Canada's, Japan's... The "socialism" thing is just spall from decades of identity politics. Pick apart the propaganda aspects of John Wayne's movies, especially "The Alamo". I'm not snarkin' on Wayne, I love his stuff, partly because it's propaganda. Our cognitive dissonance is best cognitive dissonance :) I also have to wonder - if the US actually embraces a public health service would that take the pressure off the public health services of the world to keep cost down? As economics, it's actually pretty difficult to analyze this issue. The assumptions are formidable.