And you can’t mention a tax increase without mentioning the savings of not having to pay for private insurance.
You can not just import other nations healthcare systems. Those are cheaper because the doctors and nurses earn less and the service is worse.
Rob Delaney is a great example of an American who experienced both US and U.K. systems in depth. Look him up.
You posted a source yourself:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/03/u-s-pays-more...
Salaries are almost twice as high. Those other countries also tend to have higher taxes and other salary deductions, so doctors earn less.
> Other countries have better health outcomes, so that pretty much kills your “worse service” claim.
No it doesn't. Not every US citizen actually receives the service, because they want to (or have to) save money, kicking the problem down the road, exacerbating the issue. Americans also tend to be more obese.
You call the "cancer survival" rate a cherry pick, but it's actually a good indicator how good the actual treatment is and how timely it is administered.
> Rob Delaney is a great example...
One guy's opinion isn't "evidence" either. I could give you individual health care horror stories from single payer countries, but that would be emotional manipulation.
You keep saying this but you've never provided any evidence, and it's clear the US care is worse across a range of indicators.
Some people say the US system works best for the rich and healthy, but even they suffer because of the weird amount of over-testing and over-diagnosis that happens.
By the way, health insurance in Switzerland is entirely private, but its affluent citizens are forced to buy insurance by law.
