And yet you have no problem being dependent upon the federal government to keep us free from invasion. So obviously they are capable of doing some things right.
The government “keeping us free from invasion” is nothing comparable to the government making every trivial decision about the health care of every resident of the United States. And, as several posters have mentioned, the government does NOT have a good track record with the administration of detailed systems and programs. I could not have any expectation that they would suddenly improve in these skills. I don’t see a lot of competition in the “keeping us free from invasion” realm. I believe that is one of the premises of the Constitution. I don’t recall health care being in there at all.
That's about the only good purpose for a Federal government.
That particular function is a duly prescribed function OF FedGov. HealthCare is NOT. See?