Thoughts on the US healthcare system?

Interesting.  I'm pretty much the opposite, because if I'm going to depend on some kind of benevolence, I want it to be decentralized.  Too much power in the hands of the few corrupts too easily.

And you expect benevolence from the private sector because...?

And you're right, too much power in the hands of big insurance has indeed created massive corruption, but because there is profit motive driving costs up, rather than down.  The way in which other countries keep costs low for healthcare is that there is a certain bar is set for a standard of health care and companies compete to create that level of healthcare.  This drives costs down, rather than up (because you are competing for government contracts, you have to be both lean and effective).

I think the basic system concept is just fine. The problem is that in practice it's failing its ass off. Everything is way overpriced for absolute bullshit reasons. More and more people are going overseas to receive treatment and they pay out of their wallet just as they would here in the US - and they save tons of money for the exact same treatment they'd get here. People seem to just assume the US has the best facilities but it's quickly losing luster from all the bloat and unnecessary expenses and so advancement is chugging along at a pathetic rate. I know so many people in medical debt it's not even funny and it's usually for rather mundane reasons. It costs $300 or more in some areas to pull a f***ing tooth! Are you kidding me?

I guess you could say I like the privatized concept. It's good. But it needs a SERIOUS overhaul. Right now I just don't think the American people nor the corporations, government bloats, nor the universities driving costs up are going to be able to do this though. Not to mention the increasingly failing health of Americans as baby boomers get older and younger generations fatter and fatter. Even a government health care system could get spendy.

I'd say get rid of the healthcare system. Government spends too much on it. At least get rid of it until we're able to afford it.

That would entail demolishing all hospitals and whatnot.

Removing health care is the solution to everything! Just think about it.

No costs, it doesn't get cheaper than this!
People die young -> tons of open jobs -> no more unemployment!
People die young before they'd be eligble to get pensions -> no more expensive pension fonds!
Immigrants and generally poor people will die even faster -> Ghettos will dry up, no more class warfare!

This is genius, from an economical standpoints it's absolutely unbeatable! So effective. If you are against this you are obviously a socialist loonie who wants to destroy democracy in favor of communism.

At least give the people the option to vote for it than. Instead of it being regulated by the federal government, state government should do it instead.

State governments are even more broke than the federal government, sir. More than that, Medicaid is state-directed already. It's...dire, in some states.