Propaganda Americans seem always believe, as if the rest of the world were a third world country. The Nordic countries top the world standard of living, America, not so much. Quality of life, the U.S. doesn't even break the top 10. The U.S. isn't a shining city on a hill, it's a waning rotten empire slowly sinking back into 3rd world status for its average citizen.
> The "market" is just a synonym for individuals co-operating together for their mutual benefit.
That's a nice theory, it's just not true in the real world.
> I have lived decades with a single payer system and left in part because of it.
And which country would that be?
No you didn't.
No it isn't; and that which can be asserted without evidence, can be refuted without it as well.
Be enlightened: http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Price
No, it's a consistent argument for those who think beyond themselves; it's good for society as a whole. One doesn't have to believe one personally benefits, that's now how liberals work.
> A good market would be one where you paid your doctor
A good market for healthcare is one where it isn't a market, but a social good provided to everyone, like other civilized countries do. The market is not the correct answer to every question of how to distribute goods and services.