A lot of what you say is true, but how is recognizing the realities of health care purely the product of political affiliation?
As you stated, given the nature of health care—i.e. most expensive procedures are often not elective, US will never just let people die in the streets b/c they can’t afford treatment, etc.—price rationing can never actually work. Therefore, we’re talking about some form of bureaucratic rationing. Comparing the experiences of other industrialized countries and those in America, highly persuasive evidence suggests some form of single-payer system is both more efficient, less expensive and more humane.
Once you admit these facts, the only argument against single-payer becomes: “It would never work in America b/c X, Y and Z.” But, as stated, X, Y and Z are always highly speculative and anyone beholden to reason should view skeptically the idea that other industrialized nations can do something that the United States cannot.
I don’t say that b/c I lean to the left despite finding both parties repellant; I say that b/c that seems to be the truth based on my research and knowledge of the subject.
