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The USA actually spends several billions, if not trillions on Medicare (meant for the old) and Medicaid (meant for the poor, and single mothers, and young children) combined.
source - and that's just Medicare.
I agree with you that it's weird that corporations get a bailout, instead of selling the company to competitors, but no need to act like the USA doesn't spend a TON of money on its citizens, keeping their head above water :)
You forgot about social security, welfare, unemployment, housing subsidies and a bunch of other government programs that taxpayers fund.
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That's because the American healthcare system is infected with middle men parasites.