Certainly no one would ever vote to get rid of socialized medicine. Like any wealth redistribution program, those on the receiving end will always outnumber those paying for the service. That's exactly how democracies degrade into welfare states.
As for efficiency, once the rationing is in place--and rationing is inevitable--I suppose it's "efficient" enough. I still prefer choices and independence in my life, but I guess in modern America I'm in the minority.
And yes, all those Western nations are just so deliriously happy with their socialized medicine, if you don't look into it too carefully. It's especially helpful since they can tap into the myriad medical advances and drugs from the United States' profit-making system. If the U.S. decays into a government-controlled system, I don't know where the world thinks its advances in medical technology and drugs are going to come from.
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Democrats who want Single payer healthcare.
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- "Full of sound and fury, and signifying nothing..."
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- Sounds like he is projecting pretty desperately