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Originally posted by seretogis
And if Ashcroft had his way with all things, we would still be one of the most "free" nations in the world.  He is not my first choice, or even someone that I much agree with, but he is not the worst option.
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Yes. The US would be among the increaingly free nations of the world. However, I just saw a graph that put Canada a head of the US in terms of personal liberties. I was shocked.
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Originally posted by seretogis
Government is simply not capable of doing as good of a job as private-sector companies in many respects, especially education. In Minnesota, private schools remain far ahead of public schools in test results and academics in general. Effective systems should be used, and broken ones should be tossed -- not flooded with more and more money.
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I have to disagree with you there. Yes the government can screw it up. However, private schools cost a fortune. They are not readily available to a large portion of the population. If the government would fund public schools properly there would not be such a big gulf between private and public schools.
I don't mind paying a tax as high as 40% to 50% as long as I know that my money is being used well.