Having grown up thinking that I was libertarian, the US healthcare system really killed that entire panacea for me.

It came down to this simple realization:

In a somewhat socialized healthcare system,[0] every dollar not spent to benefit the patient is called waste, and we work to reduce it.

In a for-profit healthcare system, every dollar not spent on the patient is considered shareholder value, and we work to increase it.

My hardcore libertarianism ideals died right there, at that realization.

[0] Let's keep it local and say that's medicare/medicade.

[0.1] Sorry, I did get political.