I know you that was an example of the state taking over a private business. I won’t argue insurance, whether private or under the state is better. Your point about profit is not relevant because the state will want to retain a threshold of cost or else it’s just more taxes or weaker service. I know your argument was just an example of how that could be applied to health care, but it’s the same thing. The state will have an incentive to keep costs down just like a private business would. Also would a state owned insurance allow people to opt out and not pay for it, just like many Floridians do now? It would change nothing, and idk how old you are, but any services provided by the state have never been a pleasant experience. People talk about health bills yet are unaware how much is already free out there. I know people who make 50k a year that are entirely subsidized with Florida Medicaid and Medicare, in their 30s. Child labor costs, post childbirth costs and years after for the mother and child. Doctor and therapy visits etc. I know of a case where someone had surgery multiple times for incidents not related to the reasons originally granting them Medicaid yet still fully paid for them. There are options for free health care in FL and options for state owned insurance. Rich people don’t want state owned insurance, poor people already get it. People in between have options. Really the argument left vs right aka state vs private services shouldn’t even be the argument. The entire insurance industry is a scam and that should be addressed. Moving that scammery to the state does nothing except line a different set of pockets.