One of the many benefits of public health insurance is that it frees up a lot more people to take a crack at running a business without the immense burden of healthcare costs. When I started a business I only did it on the side, in no small part due to health costs.

Thiiiis. And covering an employee getting cancer treatments almost bankrupted my dad's small business.

I have never understood why universal coverage isn’t sold this way in a country where everyone screams about “job creators” every five minutes. A lot of jobs would create themselves if people had this freedom. But no, we won’t talk about that.

This is a huge factor in the USA. Also the lack of capital from banks who only want to loan to the already rich.