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KMA-628 · 07-15-2004, 12:57 PM

You're right, we differ greatly on these opinions.

BTW - I do not put Fire/Police/Military/etc under the "should be private column". Those are considered "public goods" and are impossible to privatize (i.e. who would you charge and how much, etc).

I put education under both columns. There are many cases where private schools outperform public schools (such is the case here in Colorado).

I also don't think that you will be given "the best product" with universal healthcare. From my understanding, you don't have a lot of choice when it comes to a universal system.

"Britain's National Health Service generally will not provide kidney dialysis for people over 55. Yet Medicare subsidizes dialysis for more than 200,000 people, whose average age is 63." - Roger LeRoy Miller, Economist

Socialized Medicine Leaves A Bad Taste in Patient's Mouths

07-15-2004, 12:57 PM	#105 (permalink)
KMA-628 ....is off his meds...you were warned. Location: The Wild Wild West	You're right, we differ greatly on these opinions. BTW - I do not put Fire/Police/Military/etc under the "should be private column". Those are considered "public goods" and are impossible to privatize (i.e. who would you charge and how much, etc). I put education under both columns. There are many cases where private schools outperform public schools (such is the case here in Colorado). I also don't think that you will be given "the best product" with universal healthcare. From my understanding, you don't have a lot of choice when it comes to a universal system. "Britain's National Health Service generally will not provide kidney dialysis for people over 55. Yet Medicare subsidizes dialysis for more than 200,000 people, whose average age is 63." - Roger LeRoy Miller, Economist Socialized Medicine Leaves A Bad Taste in Patient's Mouths __________________ Before you criticize someone, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. That way, if they get angry at you.......you're a mile away.......and they're barefoot.