Not sure u understand of course I know that but do u understand how single-payer works? Everyone just gets everything free? No. It's rationed based on govt's costs (just like in Canada and UK) and costly things get rationed MUCH more. "Insurance" exists, just US govt insurance.

Ah! So everyone gets everything free! So relieved! Sorry there's no single-payer "contract" where any doctor can give any patient any treatment anytime. Ask folks in Canada and UK. As I said, I support single-payer. But it's naive to think it gets rid of cost as a huge factor.

Cool! Can't wait for everything to be free and available on demand! Sounds awesome!

You mean just like how USPS crushes FedEx and UPS?

Replace "government" with "corporate" and that's what we have now.

Single-payer or expanding Medicare for all age groups (not just for seniors) would be a public option and another choice. You would still have the choice to insure through a private insurer. Isn't more choices a good thing?

Family healthcare in the US requires most to be tied to a corporate employer for their healthcare. This goes against your preference of individual and economic freedom. I.e., prevents people from starting a business, freelancing, independent contractors, or consultants.

You made a point that for-profit businesses would mainly focus services on where they make the greatest profits - postage stamps would be far costlier than 60 cents and many Americans would simply not get their mail - just like our extremely costly or no-healthcare system now.

Like all federal spending: a bill is passed and the funds exist. That's how a currency-issuer operates. I'm sure you thought you were clever. I'm sure you think taxpayers fund federal spending. They don't. How would citizens have USD before it's created?

but then we’d be incentivized towards preventative instead of reactionary health care. and we’d be more eager to promote healthy foods because it will reduce health care costs. capitalism is going to try and thumb common sense in the eye, we can’t keep letting it do it.