This very much seems like a misreading/unclear writing. The writer seems to agree with you. The implied wording I read: "But it's hard to understand [the argument that opponents to universal care make, because their assertion is implausible:] how just every.."
Unless I'm misreading and you're arguing that the US can't afford universal care?
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