Back to my main point. You assert that the government can provide healthcare more cheaply. Please point out something else they provide more cheaply.

I'm not sure if there is something, but the rest of the developed world pays less for the same care when compared to our private care. Healthcare is a very unique service. The need for an individual is unknown, and profit, by definition, means that parity between costs and outlays is not the goal. Also, since doctors, not patients, choose the care, and as patients don't have the knowledge to choose the care, shopping around just doesn't work so well.

But don't think that I am just criticizing private healthcare. Our system is a hydra of dysfunctionality, which includes price-fixing, monopolies, collusion, misguided regluation, and bureaucracy. Also, I don’t think there’s much logic for employers paying for it in this day and age. It worked when Generous Motors could pay grandpa enough to take care of grandma and their five kids, and when healthcare costs were somewhat limited by what they could do. These days, not so much. Also, we are subsidizing the pharmaceutical costs of much of the world.

I bet a private police force might be cheaper, but I don't want one. I just want what works best. My guess is that a private/public hybrid could do better than what we have. But, that's not saying much.