It's very easy for a politician to stand up before voters and say,

healthcare is a right, and then passionately advocate for single payer,

or free healthcare or Medicare for all, whatever term they might use.

But before we consider the merits of the government managing your healthcare,

and that's what this all boils down to,

maybe we should ask a more basic question.

What do we mean by healthcare?

Because if you get sick, and here we're talking major illness or you're in serious pain,

you don't just want healthcare, you want quality healthcare.

And where is your best chance of finding that?

The answer is right here in America.

For skilled doctors, cutting edge medical treatments and care without long delays,

no other country rivals the United States, not even close.

Nobody from Texas is going to Canada for medical treatment.

It's almost always the other way around.

Sure, our healthcare system has lots of issues, and we should address them.

But do we really want to upend all the advantages that we do have and start from scratch?

Because that's what would have to happen if we completely turn healthcare over to the government.

So let's imagine we make the change.

We hear a lot about how great free healthcare would be,

but it's only fair we look at the downside.

The first is that government run healthcare takes medical decisions away from patients.

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