Regarding your previous post…
“Do you think government is immune to the economic reality of “scarcity?” Are you even aware of this concept? Do you think that passing market realities over to corrupt politicians and rigid bureaucracies nullifies this economic reality?”

1) No government is “immune to the economic reality of scarcity.” However, some governments balance scarcity across an entire population to minimize its overall effect, rather than localizing scarcity by severely limiting care to 1/3 of their population. Every economy and healthcare system has scarcity, and in some way, every economy and healthcare system rations care. Argue against comprehensive health care systems if you prefer. However, time and time again, polls demonstrate more patient satisfaction in the UK/Canadian systems than in the US system (by far). And, equally important, their respective healthcare systems provide better patient outcomes relative to the US system.

2) Nobody is talking about turning over the healthcare market to corrupt politicians. Though, nobody is arguing that some politicians aren't corrupt either. Creating a comprehensive healthcare infrastructure through the political process has worked, repeatedly, throughout much of the developed world, as it did in our VA system. The end product is a framework that is relatively free of corruption compared to our current system. Finally, I might add, it produces a system regulated by relatively transparent policies…which is far from where we find ourselves in the present.

For those who still seem to hang on to the idea that this is the “best system in the world,” I'd be happy to see some supportive evidence.