This is exactly what the for profit "health" insurance industry will do to the ACA.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I believe that's one of the problems from being an empire,

that kind of national/global power and wealth can be a double edge sword creating rigidity in the system as it easily corrupts representative government.

The other developed nations don't have to worry so much about keeping an over-sized military stationed all over the planet, so they can take better of their people with the resources they do have.

Between the triad of greed, pride and fear, actually representing the best interests of the people is a daunting challenge but if our political leaders don't meet that challenge, all will be lost and we will rot from the inside out just like ancient Rome.