When comparing the eu and the states it's important to remember how they came about. Europe as centuries upon centuries of separate cultures, countries and governance, finally unifying somewhat in just drafting up some rules to allow easier trade and some bull**** red tape, while the states has spent the majority of it's time as one country, one identity and most laws going to its supreme court or what have you.
The resistance to things like state healthcare seems to be because some seem think of things on a scale.
<-Freedom and capitalism-----------------------------socialism-communism--facism-->
And that state healthcare in any form is a step towards the evils of socialism, even though europe isn't even socialist.
They simply can't accept that the countries doing best on the HDI and healthcare, quality of life etc all have both state and private healthcare and mixed economies.
But then again, there is a legitimate reason to be against "big" governments in terms of bailouts, overspending etc.
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