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Fun fact: we could having universal healthcare right now and both businesses and individuals would make more money. We don't because voters are dumb and can't do math.
Fun fact: it's not that easy. It's likely possible and likely great for everyone but it's also an enormous undertaking that you don't want to fail. It would take years if not decades to implement, don't ever think it's easy.
I'm all for it, but it's not a "we could do it now"
It's not that easy, which is why every comparable country does it 🤷🏻♂️
You're right though, it wouldn't be easy because we built a monster of a insurance industry that's in the way that nobody wants to dismantle because muh profit