Reply #51: I did not say it was a radical concept

[kctim]

Nobody can deny the possible benefits of such a program if it is run correctly.
What I said is that it takes away freedom of choice and some people do not like that being taken from them. Especially when that choice is taken from themselves and given to the government.

"everyone must be in the insured group in order to spread the risk adequately"
Yes, but not everybody wants that insured group chosen for them, something single-payer would do.

"It's as much a premium as it is a tax"
No, it is not. It is a tax. You have a choice when it comes to paying a premium.

"the insured seeks care wherever they want"
Only if that care is in the govt's "network." Those seeking alternative methods would be forced to pay for care twice.

"It's really quite simple: in single-payer, there's one insurer, and that's the government"
And this one sentence makes it quite simple to see why single-payer limits freedom of choice.

No matter how much we support such plans, we cannot force them onto people and just expect them to be sheep and accept them. That is why the country is in the position it is in now.