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Re: Socialised Medicine (was Re: Dave's Anti-American Rant (you've been warned))
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 14 May 2002 16:10:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Trobaugh writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Simon Bennett writes:
> <snipL
> > OK. Can anyone who thinks a public health care system is a bad idea please
> > explain why that argument does not hold for a public education system. To
> > me, and I would guess to most who support these two things, they are both
> > about ensuring equality of opportunity to a nation's citizens. After having
> > done this could they please go out and campaign vociferously to dismantle
> > the US public education system and replace it with a much more efficient
> > private one.
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> Oh how I wish they would privatize the education system here in the states,
> but due to the power of the teacher's unions it won't happen country wide
> anytime soon. I know a few cities have recently turn over their systems to
> private companies, so it will be interesting to see how it works. So for now
> I must continue to pay for a public education system that my child won't be
> using.
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> jt
Fine, but I *really* am asking why you think private is better (and I don't
mean just for those who have the money to pay for it. I mean for the nation)
You don't appear to have evidence yet.
The example you give is interesting though as I the 'realness' of
privatization has been discussed here before. It is *competition* that
makes a private company perform, not simply the fact that they are 'better'
people because they get paid more. (This is the argument my boss, your
countryman Bob Kiley is having with the UK government at the moment over the
'privatization' of London Underground through long term maintenance
contracts). If the entire city's system is contracted out then there is no
competition. OK, the city has the power to remove the company on
non-performance but it has that power over public employees.
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