Private insurance is literally healthy people paying into the pot to take care of the sick people, with the added expense of paying millions for administrative costs PLUS tens or hundreds of millions to their executives. Canada is a democracy with a capitalist economy. Capitalists ALWAYS claim any restriction to capitalism is socialism. You want Pure, unregulated capitalism? Somalia has that; so does Iran, thanks to US social engineering. Norway is a monarchy, and a good example of why you do not want a dictator, not even one that appears to align with your own beliefs. China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam? ALL are either oligarchies or dictatorships, and, guess what? Except for Cuba and Venezuela, they're doing fine economically, and technologically, China is kicking the US's butt. Cuba and Venezuela WOULD be fine, except for the US sanctions put on their trade. BUT, like Nicaragua, they had the audacity to form a socialist economy right in the US's back yard.

Capitalists hate socialism for one reason: A socialist country can outperform them in manufacturing and innovation at a price point so low that the capitalist CEOs can't pull 400+ times their worker's salaries and buy their next yacht. Back in the '80s we were told that China was "dumping" products on the world market for less than the cost of manufacturing them. What was really happening was that China was selling things for what they cost, plus a reasonable  profit. To compete, capitalist companies will have to take a tiny sliver of the profits they're used to. Tariffs won't fix that discrepancy, BTW. All tariffs do is put even more stress on already stressed consumers.

Look at the Harley Davidson debacle in the '80s. The Yamaha Virago came out, and it kicked HD's butt, whether in cost, reliability, or performance. HD hadn't upgraded their basic engine in decades, and they thought they OWNED the v-twin engine design. They got paranoid and bribed Congress (In the US, it's called "lobbying".) to put tariffs on Japanese built motorcycles. After 5 years, HD STILL hadn't upgraded their engines, and they had a slight sales increase, so they bribed some more, and got the tariffs extended for another 5 years. (The HD spin is that they ASKED for the tariffs to be removed--- in actuality, the tariffs were expiring, and would end anyway, so they went on record as asking that they end.)

Capitalism is not LESS corrupt. It just hides it better.

What was really happening was that China was selling things for what they cost, plus a reasonable  profit.

Let me guess, you’ve never had some level of responsibility for a company’s P&L have you? Never have been in a position where poor decisions cost sales, lowers revenue and ultimately threaten the jobs or at least the hours worked by others?

Seems like the Republicans want to RULE in the US, rather than represent the People, like the Constitution  says. One thing: If it's a government of, by, and for the People, doesn't that make it defacto socialist?