Is this really mainstream thinking now in America? None of those things are free in Europe and I've yet to find people promoting these insane ideas here, while at least online I can read about these mysterious things Europeans get free for or have.
I get better healthcare in South Korea that is both cheaper and more effective than in Germany or Austria.
What objective problem can you bring up? Wait time is propaganda, not worse than in the US. Private healthcare is simply immoral and barbaric, a constant, externally determined demand for something should not be exploited. And one nation level insurance is the cheapest and best way for everyone (other than the billionaires owning private healthcare facilities and insurances)
>Private healthcare is simply immoral and barbaric, a constant, externally determined demand for something should not be exploited.
Except you are talking worst case scenario "The US".SK's healthcare is not completely private owned.Quite the opposite actually.
And yet...it's both cheaper and much more efficient than anything in Europe.
And what you call "these insane ideas" is actually following articles the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as approved after the second World War. Do you consider basic human rights to be insane?
Also worth noting, most things are not "for free" in Europe. The little rights we have our ancestors fought hard for, and they are being dismantled as we speak in the name of neoliberalism. Not so long ago France had one of the best Education and Health systems of the world, but that ship has sailed because of the desire to privatize everything and sabotage public infrastructure in the name of private profit. See also David Graeber's talk on managerial feudalism and the revolt of the caring classes: https://media.ccc.de/v/36c3-11241-from_managerial_feudalism_...