[gnaritas]

> like the ones that regularly innovate and push the boundaries of science and attract millions of people each year because of a higher standard of living and less taxes. oh, wait...

Propaganda Americans seem always believe, as if the rest of the world were a third world country. The Nordic countries top the world standard of living, America, not so much. Quality of life, the U.S. doesn't even break the top 10. The U.S. isn't a shining city on a hill, it's a waning rotten empire slowly sinking back into 3rd world status for its average citizen.

> The "market" is just a synonym for individuals co-operating together for their mutual benefit.

That's a nice theory, it's just not true in the real world.

> I have lived decades with a single payer system and left in part because of it.

And which country would that be?