> people know it is a problem but ideologically they really disagree about what to do about it

Can we really say this is true about individuals in the US?

I think it's pretty clear the propaganda machine has successfully privatized health care to the great detriment of the populace and have the clamps on it.

After all, if you told everyone you had a solution where insurance rates would be cheaper, their healthcare system would cost less overall, and the health outcomes would be superior, they would all be like "sounds great". Then, when you reveal this solution is the complete destruction of the insurance "industry", insurance payments are "tax", and the health provider is the government, they would balk, scream about socialized healthcare, and say how they don't trust the government.

That's a trained response, not a real thought.