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There is already plenty of outrage and endless horror stories. What is essential is to organize to do something about it! If all of the organizations working toward 'Medicare for All' (Single Payer) would reach out to join forces with all of the public and private entities that would benefit the force would be unstoppable. All of the businesses now handicapped with the cost of good health care plans for their employees and retirees would be freed of those costs and instantly made much more competitive with businesses that do not provide good coverage. If they recognized how it would help their bottom line they should be easy to get on board. Then there are all of the unions and governmental bodies from local school districts, cities and states struggling with budget problems to unions and NGOs that would benefit ENORMOUSLY if freed of health care costs for their employees and retirees. Combining these two interest groups with retirees wanting to protect what they already have would create an unstoppable movement, but it takes leadership. Of course, gaining some control over costs would be important for the long run, but even with current outrageous costs Medicare for All could be fully funded with NO NEW TAXES simply by plugging two grotesque current loopholes - the 100% exemption for Social Security and Medicate taxes on unearned income (income from profits, interest, rents, etc) and the Social Security taxation exemption on income over $106,500. Why should someone earning high income from profits, often on assets inherited in the first place, not have to pay those taxes on it the same as someone working hard every day at a job? And why should a bankster taking home a hundred million not have to pay SS taxes on all of it (Warren Buffett said his secretary pays more taxes than he does).