I don't think it's about being a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. I think a lot of people in the US don't care for the treatment they get when they have to

I don't think it's about being a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. I think a lot of people in the US don't care for the treatment they get when they have to deal with federal, state, or local government services. Long lines and extremely rude government employees who abuse bureaucratic power just because they can. Think the USPS (long lines), TSA (rude and unprofessional), state run DMV's (long lines and rude). Many of them are a nightmare to deal with and many people in the US aren't excited about extending that unique brand of terrible service into MORE of our lives. Also I often hear the argument that many socialist and communist implementations failed due to corruption at the highest levels. I would argue that due to the reliance on central planning (and human central planners) those systems are just way more susceptible to corruption. Is there a single group of humans that has shown itself to be free from the formation of elite classes and corruption? From pre-school to the old folks home power and influence shift between people and they take advantage of it. How would a country ever work past that to implement large scale redistribution of resources through central planners?