[JumpCrisscross]

> same system but cheaper is not the same system

Correct. You've identified why this debate has been frozen in American politics for decades. One man's leech is another's adored Cadillac insurance policy, trusted provider or prescribed placebo. Healthcare reform keeps dying on the rocks of conspiracy theories about the Congress of whatnot. The problem is surfacing a solution the electorate trusts and endorses.

[skyyler]

> One man's leech is another's adored Cadillac insurance policy, trusted provider or prescribed placebo.

No, the plans aren’t leeches, the people using the plans aren’t leeches, the entire administrative / leadership staff at health insurance orgs are the leeches.

A majority of the electorate wants government provided healthcare.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-...

[JumpCrisscross]

> A majority of the electorate wants government provided healthcare

No. (Come on, read your own source.)

A majority say "it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage." There is a 10-point preference for a "system based on private insurance" versus a "government-run system."

79% of Democrats want a government-run system. But only 46% of independents and 13% of Republicans. Which explains the gridlock. If one side only proposes government-provided healthcare as its solution, it will waste a bunch of energy on it and then be predictably shot down.