[dvdhnt]

More people are in favor of universal healthcare than against it.

No one fully understands the problem space, those that do only understand the parts they care about. However, the current system just doesn’t make economic sense for 90% of current and future Americans.

Therefore, we should change the system, and given the success of universal healthcare schemes throughout the developed world, we ought to try it ourselves.

[moduspol]

Perhaps some of our richest, urban, and politically left states could show us the way. It's not like they don't have enough money or political support.

Maybe unchecked immigration and a vast welfare state will work out just great. I'd just rather California prove it out first before we roll it out to the rest of us.

[centimeter]

> More people are in favor of universal healthcare than against it.

In the US, you can get an answer in either direction depending on how you phrase the question. When you bring in the fact that this will cost money, people tend to flip. Most people in the US already have healthcare through the government or through their employer, so they don't actually really care enough for anyone to pull this off politically.

> Therefore, we should change the system

I agree, the current system is sub-optimal.

> given the success of universal healthcare schemes throughout the developed world

What success? Most countries with "universal healthcare" A) are poor relative to their demographic-imputed economic capacity B) have low-quality care compared to market-based healthcare systems, and even compared to the worst-of-both-worlds American healthcare system often have horrendous metrics on quality of doctors, procedure wait times, etc.