I mean you are supposedly a professional, so I think you mean well. But how about look at this from a poor persons perspective. We get it. Rich / priveledged ppl get great healthcare everywhere. And if you do not understand that your circumstance is not representative of at least 80% of the country (over 50% of the US workforce makes less than 30k/yr), then you'll never understand Bernie. My Dad was denied cancer treatment with US private insurance and passed away as result. But I don't get to say, "see." You have to look at facts. And the US doesn't come close to number one anywhere in healthcare. Why not mention that? And it costs nearly 3x amount for simple things, like a doctors visit and shots. Other single payer countries are beating us in QUALITY. Fact is, we pay more for less, and 46k/yr die from no healthcare. So you had to wait a bit? not so bad. Poor ppl in the US have to do that now