Brent, I see it as unrealistic because it will take much too time to actually go through with it. Even if everyone decides to get a new system, it will still take time. Much, much time with anarchy and chaos. That's how I see it as a non-option. (I'm completely disregarding the fact that many of the settlers still wanted to be ruled by the British.)
I like how you mention that many people come here for health care... You see... It works both ways. Many people from America are going to Canada to get free healthcare! People are coming here because we have more specialists. That's the difference between a D1 and D2 college football team. (There's more people to pick from.)
Are you suggesting that you want the government to suddenly tell people of a certain age that they cannot be helped?
Or, are you suggesting that we continue to have nearly the highest prices in the world for health care?
I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable average to these two extremes, but it seems like you're one or the other.
I'd love for some president to come along and make it illegal for doctors to charge $100 to go in for a cold.
And the reason we set the government up was to protect us. We were indirectly protecting ourselves because we are the government. It shields us from people coming and taking our belongings, people getting away with murder, and hooligans from raping our wives. This protection is why so many people fight for their country. If it offered no security, then why would you want to live here? Why would illegal immigrants come here? If I wasn't safe, I'd leave in a heartbeat.
This thread is asking about the policies that you think need change in them. Which ones do you find need to be removed because they offer false hope or false protection? What parts of their feet have stepped over this line? I'd like to hear specifics.
I think the same way you have about this... for instance, the government is supposed to protect us from companies bankrupting us. They are not allowed to have trusts or monopolies. That's why there needs to be a better health care system that cannot charge so much money.
I totally agree with your very last paragraph. Who disagreed with that point?