LogFAQs > #935237459

I don't want to get into the whole healthcare argument again, but my point wasn't "it's fine for me so it has no problems." I do think that the American healthcare system has huge problems. The point I was trying to make was that it's not uniformly trash for everybody, and tearing the whole system down and replacing it is a huge risk for many people. I know a lot of you disagree, but I think we can fix most of the issues with the American healthcare system *without* taking the drastic step of risking what people currently have.

If I knew by word of God that a single payer system was guaranteed to work exactly as advertised with a painless transition I wouldn't be opposed. The issue is that I do not believe that that's anywhere close to being guaranteed.

Serious question coming from an outsider: how could it possibly be worse than what you have rn? I work for JP Morgan and have literally the best coverage my country (Argentina) can offer. Currently, I'm getting a dental implant because one of my teeth broke and it comes out to about 200 dollars. Doesn't the same thing cost at least ten times as much over there? How can that be acceptable, considering my nation is a flaming trashheap and yours is the most powerful one in the world?

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Shine on, you crazy diamond.