Why it won’t work here, a view from the Daily Kos no less:
The problem with 100% single-payer universal health care is that it requires a relatively healthy population, which we are not. We take pride in our 1,400 calorie thickburgers and driving to the mailbox. We likely use more prescription drugs per person than any other nation by a factor of five. You can’t compare the per-person costs of universal health care in, say, France, to what it would cost here.
