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It really isn't a relatively large problem, but in the case of medicine, I have no issue if people change and I doubt it would cost that much, if anything, to switch over medicine amounts to mL, as I've said, many doctors are already doing (even some hospitals specify what it is in both). It won't get rid of all the issues though with incorrect dosing of children's medicine because there will always be parents who take shortcuts or get too busy to actually read/pay attention.
I'm not saying people should hold on to the standard system just because. I'm saying that for most industries, it is way too costly to do right now, or even in the near future. Machinery and parts, along with tools would all have to be changed out, a very expensive and time consuming operation. It simply is not feasible, especially in a way that will likely get enough public support to actually be effective. And it should not be mandatory to do.
Its extremely feasible, and not that costly at all - in fact, I bet with the potential for better trade, its probably going to make money.
Tooling is not that much of an issue for most - most auto mechanics, for example, have both metric and standard tools now (remember when they all whined that they couldnt afford to change in the 70s because they had to buy new tools? Now they have TWO sets of tools and have replaced both sets over 40 years!).