Weiser says:
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The difference between the US system and socialized
medicine is that under socialized medicine, the government runs the
operation and dictates who gets what care when and at what cost.
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OK, if that's your definition of socialized medicine, then Canada
definitely does NOT qualify.

Weiser says:
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I think public schools are a big waste of money, and that
people should seek out and pay for private school education for their
children.
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I might agree in those cases where football and cheerleading are the
primary learning outcomes.

Weiser says:
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It is acceptable, however, for the federal and state government to
supply funds to
local schools...if they have no control over the use of the funds or
control
over teaching.
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Yeah, and pigs might fly. What level of government is going to turn
over huge wads of money only to let another level of government control
that spending -- with no strings attached? This is NOT a matter of
political conviction or a left-right thing. Your proposition is just
not reality. In the long term, no government is going to dole out money
with no accountabilty and without their finger in the pie.

Weiser says:
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Besides, public education is entirely different from health care. The
costs
of public education are easily calculable and controllable,
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So, your point is what? That because figuring costs out in healthcare
is difficult, we'll just not do healthcare. Wouldn't it be better to
establish a metric for healthcare if that's an issue for you. Is that
the Scott Weiser prescription: "If it's too hard to figure out, we
won't do it."

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