[tzs]

> It is important to point out though, that the last opportunity to establish single-payer healthcare in the US was prevented by the democratic party

It is only (possibly) important to point that out if single-payer healthcare is necessary for an affordable, high quality, universal healthcare system.

That is clearly not the case since there are several examples of first world countries with such systems that are not single-payer, such as Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.

[Glyptodon]

In all fairness they also have very little in the way of very low population density areas compared to the US. For example, Montana is bigger than Germany and has like 7 people per square mile overall.