[grecy]

I honestly think it's because Americans are told from birth they live in "The greatest country in the world". In that context, it feels like trying to fix anything is not really a worthy pursuit, because it's already better than everywhere else anyway. So even if healthcare sucks, it's better than everywhere else. (Which everyone in a developed country knows first hand is simply not true)

I personally think it's a very dangerous thing to believe, because it means there's no driving force to improve, and it's a part of the reason the country has stagnated so badly.