On Thu, 3 May 2018 13:11:36 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 3:44:26 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 3 May 2018 03:22:28 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Not according to these guys:
>> >
>> ><https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017?gclid=EAIaIQobCh MIhs67u6jp2gIVh8DACh2aRQfKEAAYASAAEgKOLfD_BwE>
>> >
>> >Maybe a trifle more corrupt than Australia; it's hard to distinguish the
>> >color gradations.
>>
>> The colours look the same to me. But the fact that a country can't
>> organise good healthcare because its politicians are too corrupt...
>> That sounds like Zimbabwe to me, not like the US.
>
>It's not entirely the politicians. Many Americans think that
>the government has no place in health care, and vote for
>politicians that agree with them. Looks like that's about
>38% of the population:
>
><http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/13/more-americans-say-government-should-ensure-health-care-coverage/>
>
>The figures suggest that this view is becoming less widely held,
>but slowly.
>
>As always, there isn't a single cause.

But maybe this perception that healthcare for everybody is a communist
idea is a big one. That's a big difference with the rest of the
western world.