re: Why can every other first world country have healthcare for all?

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What about other things payed by "socialized" programs like the Interstate System

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I see this argument a lot in addition to using examples like libraries, the post office(lol) and others.

Allow me to mansplain to you for a moment.

every road ever built had to be expressly authorized by the voters, either directly (plebiscite/proposition or whatever) or indirectly, being duly authorized by the government of the day acting on behalf of the voters (if citizens do not like their choices they can de-elect them at the next election). The government must prove the expenditure is necessary and has a fiduciary responsibility to the people to ensure it is a prudent and reasonable investment on their behalf (vis-a-vis some other need of, and for, the people). The bidding system for such expenditures is supposed to be an open and fair one. The contractors must submit firm bids and submit them through bonding to finishing the work as agreed to within a set time and budget.

socialism is when the Government (usually a group of unelected people) decides what shall be built, for years into the future, and is shielded from any contact with the people they are supposed to serve. They usually report to and are absolutely controlled by, a small group of unelected officials.


Clear now on why this argument is flawed and you need to get a grip on reality?