The Bernie Sanders movement has brought with it a wave of enlightenment and understanding from large sums of people that has rarely ever been seen before. Instead of calling for government change, the people have started to blame those in indirect control: the corporations and Wall Street. With the advent of his movement, he has called for socialized medicine and has cited several examples of successful socialized medicine stories. First and foremost, I will say that socialized medicine could never work in the United States, however its importance stems to the heart and fundamentals of the problem: the health insurance companies.

Socialized medicine is a wonderful idea, however the most recent economic data shows that the system itself would bankrupt the economy. There are sadly too many people in the United States to cover these costs. Countries like Canada and France all have relatively modest populations in comparison with ours. A collectivized healthcare system would leave us crippled and unable to grow or function as an economy. It should also be mentioned that Bernie's plan of basic healthcare would also reduce the quality of medicine in the country due to the laws of economic competition.

However, this does not mean that the idea of socialized medicine should be discarded. Socialized medicine should be the bridge built to find the correct solution: regulated healthcare. The reason why healthcare problems and adversary run rampant in this country is because the healthcare and pharmaceutical companies have formed an oligopoly of the market and cooperate with one another through game theory, further maximizing profits and returns. To quote Henry Pontell, "profit without honour." These are the notions that stir large amounts of unrest with the american people and why Bernie Sanders seems more favorable. However, Bernie takes this point to the extreme. The real solution should be heavy government regulation of these industries to charge moderate prices that people can afford to pay without having to go into heavy medical debt. It would also call for government regulation into the regulations over doctors and to instill the right incentives within the industry. The solution isn't total government control, but rather a system that we currently have implemented with airline industries. Airlines have a set quota necessary to ensure passenger safety. It would be the same in our healthcare system, only on a basis of staying alive. Do not discard socialized medicine, but understand it.