Says who? Healthcare that covers 100% of the people in .. say Canada costs ~5% less gdp then it does in the US.
Yea yea, UHC the heralded block buster of all government programs.
The Canadian government has the authority to approve/disapprove/delay treatments.
The U.S. government, as well as the states, have been regulating the medical system for years on end, only to have the prices go up.
That should let you in on something right there.
Not to mention the control and limiting of doctors produced every year by the states, feds and the AMA.
It's so not a valid comparison on so many levels.
Private enterprise works hard on cost because it needs to offset the profit taking which is sometimes more efficient but in many cases like education and healthcare for example they only end up costing more.
It's not more efficient.
Extending lifespans comes from using cutting edge medications and treatments, that may only increase the average by less than a year but they build on each other.
It's a slow process.
Education can be cheaper in the private market.
It costs less than $1000 a year to home school an elementary school child but the government pays over $10k a year on average.
That doesn't include the plethora of other private education options that could be developed.
Think outside the box.
Government is limited in a balanced budget. However you can work this model in times when it is bad by saving and being frugal in times when they are good. Simple math makes Keynesian economics perfectly acceptable. The trick is cutting spending in good times.
No it's not.
As our most recent history has shown, government will borrow at will to placate the masses.
We have not followed the Keynesian style system because it requires politicians to be angels.
It's best to not have them intervene in the first place.