Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant

> Pix has spiced up Brazil’s fusty banking sector, but it gives the central bank a worrying amount of power

I think a largely prefer a government-run payment system than an US company monopoly.

I don't think it is a realistic option in the US, at least in the current climate.

There are so many powerful and influential anti/small-government that are rabidly opposing anything made by the government, and offered to the people.

The argument is always the same:

- "It will stifle innovation"

- "It is unfair to business"

- "It will make people dependent on the government"

- "It will give government more access to spy on the citizens"

and the list goes on.

For decades the American people have been told that anything the government touches will be expensive, inefficient, and lead to a more taxes. Private sector knows best, and all that.

And it is especially bad right now. You had MAGA-influencers outright rejoicing that DOGE had laid off the 18F team, spreading the gospel that free (government-run) tax tools are an abomination.

>For decades the American people have been told that anything the government touches will be expensive, inefficient, and lead to a more taxes. Private sector knows best, and all that.

Do you have some counter arguments?

Any european who happened to have become sick once in the US can tell you about that if you will.

i have friends who have had to deal with the NHS and absolutely ridiculous (like year+) wait times for specialists.

frankly i find the american healthcare system quite good if you have good job-tied insurance. most of the problems arise because we don’t have any sort of triage for high need issues and thus get overutilization and high cost.

From personal experience, the quality of your insurance has little to do with wait times. I had best-in-biz FAANG insurance and I still had to wait months for dermatology and ENT appointments, for example.