this, it's key not to look at "the government" as some static neutral entity either. Govs are extremely dynamic, and any functions under their care are immediately subject to politicization and other distortions.

So, for example, one may like the idea of a Dem-run healthcare system... but what about a Repub-run healthcare system? What if a crucial revenue stream gets rolled back in a later congress... is one prepared to deal with an underfunded system and what that might mean as far as quality?? Coverage is only "one" aspect of healthcare access.

There's a lot of nuances to the question that gets glossed over, I find.