> the average person is economically much worse off than all the European countries you just mentioned.

Where on earth did you get this idea? US Households have much higher disposable income (~50% higher than the Western European average) and much lower household debt levels than the average Western European country. See OECD links below.

> We literally spend more government money per person on healthcare than France does while having less public healthcare, precisely because of the "help the rich" policies causing most of that public money to go to subsidizing insurance companies.

Is this shocking display of government incompetence supposed to be an argument for increased spending, more government involvement, or both?

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/household-debt.html

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/household-financial-...

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/household-savings.ht...

https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/household-disposable... (Select 2024 to see US data included)