[mee_too]

Compassion and fast progress: choose one.

The "catastrophic " healthcare subsides all other healthcares around the world - 99% of new drugs and medical equipment are first introduced in the US. After the US market pays to big degree for the R&D, the rest of the world gets em far cheaply.

The lack of universal healthcare is a major factor pushing people in US to work harder. Hard work = Uber, FB, Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc.