Capitalism is a stupid system when it comes to allocating resources within a society

In one breath we are told that we don't have enough money to give healthcare to everyone, but in another breath trillions of dollars are spent on wars that most people don't support. Every day I read about how healthcare is not affordable, that education is not affordable, that affordable housing is not possible, and yet I see huge amounts of money spent on other things that don't benefit the immiserated.<br><br>Many of the people who oppose socialized healthcare don't want anyone to have it because, they claim, healthcare is a business and should be treated as such; they say that the government is inefficient and that private industry is better at managing resources. As someone from the USA, it seems obvious that this is not true, but even if private industry is better at managing resources than the government, that doesn't mean that the resources are allocated in a way that actually benefits the people who need them the most.<br><br>Take healthcare for example. People who are very sick need healthcare the most, but the sicker you are, the more expensive it is. The more money you make, the easier it is to afford healthcare, and the healthier you are, the less you need it, so we have a system where the people who are the least in need of a resource are the ones who have the easiest access to it, and those who need it the most are priced out.<br><br>I know I'm not the first person to point this out (by a long shot), and I know that this line of thinking is more common under the socialist and anarchist umbrellas, but it is just so stupid that we have a system where people are literally dying because they can't afford the basics of life, while enormous amounts of money are being spent on things that have no value to society.<br><br>I just read a book that compared the way that societies function to the way that cells function, and how societies can be seen as "diseased" through the same lens that we look at cancer cells. It seems that present in both is a drive among the cells or various actors within society to get as many resources as possible, without any regard for the rest of the cells, and to reproduce as fast as possible. This is not a healthy state for either and both are ripe for collapse.<br><br>I most recently read this take in "The Labyrinthine Destiny of Aida", but I know that Marx was also very critical of capitalism as a system that doesn't function for the many, only the elite. It seems obvious to me that society functions best when everyone has their basic needs met, and that capitalism doesn't allocate resources in that way.<br><br>Any thoughts?<br><br>&#x200B;<br><br>Edit: I just got a comment stating that we don't have the money to fund all these 'wants'. I think that's a misunderstanding of what I am saying. I'm not saying that I have figured out some magic way to give everyone everything. I'm saying that through the way that our system is set up, huge amounts of money are being spent in huge ways, but those ways are primarily for the benefit of the wealthy and well-connected. I am not saying that we should just give more money to everyone, I am saying that we should fundamentally change how money is produced and spent, that the money that is produced and spent already by governments should be spent on the welfare of the citizens.