2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "the Sanders campaign is simply pulling numbers out of the air." [View all]kaleckim
(651 posts)that this single payer thing is just a pipe dream. No other developed country has done it and it hasn't proven to be more efficient, to have better outcomes, to be more of a humane system, and to have far more support from people within those systems. I take it that Canadians are revolting at how horrible their system is, how overpriced it is, and are demanding a system like ours, correct? The Brits are fighting tooth and nail to privatize the NHS, that would be overwhelmingly popular, right? I guess we truly are special, what has worked in basically every other developed country has no chance in hell of working in the US. What exactly does your party stand for?
Just so you know, single payer in Canada started in a single province. It worked and spread over time, eventually becoming Medicare. Your argument is why I want nothing to do with your party. It is a party that actively fights against having a true, alternative, vision. Given the actual record of our health care system, that is pretty amazing.