&gt; The voters had very little recourse like they do in the free market where they can just go to a different healthcare provider<p>Many have no healthcare providers.<p>&gt; It&#x27;s not just about how much in taxes you would pay; it&#x27;s about the risk of you actually getting quality care for what you are forced to pay in taxes.<p>Americans face the same risk now. Many Americans have no effective access to health care, and, for example, hospital error is a leading cause of death (as of a few years ago, at least).<p>The rest of the rich world manages to implement national health care systems, pay (very roughly) half of what Americans pay, and get the same results - much better because all of their citizens receive health care. It seems unbelievable to me to suggest that the U.S. couldn&#x27;t do the same.<p>Why would anyone insist on paying twice as much for a worse product? It is really a choice of dogmatic ideology over rationality.